Hello all, Have just got through the first week of my first cycle of FolFox, and I've noticed my tastebuds are struggling, poor things! Most foods leave me with a salty taste, my usual cuppa makes me feel queasy, tried switching to coffee but I think...
My son has had colon cancer and now has a stoma His appetite is poor and food he used to love just doesn't taste the same anymore. Had anyone else had this?
Does anyone have ideas for tolerable preparations which cause less bloating and nausea? I've tried Moviprep, Kleenprep and Plenvu, They all caused nausea, with Plenvu causing the most nausea. The surveillance nurse has suggested Pikolax, but looking at...
I’ve had my penultimate treatment today and I am usually so upbeat and positive but today I have been an emotional mess. I am so scared it hasn’t worked, so scared I might have to tell my children, my other family members, my close friends it hasn’t worked...
Hi there, This is my first post on this site, I have found it reassuring reading other peoples experiences so I appreciate that. I just wonder if anyone has experience with high tumor marker levels? After having constipation for a few months...
My husband has 2 x tumours removed from his colon on 7 April 2025. It was deemed a success, with nothing showing in any lymph nodes, etc, so no need for mop up chemo. He was recovering well and, then, after about 3 weeks after the operation he started...
Hello everyone, I am new here. I turned 40 this year and so far my forties have been pretty terrible! I was wondering if anyone has experienced or is experiencing anything similar to me. Here’s my journey so far. A positive FIT test of 13 following...
I'm not sure I'm posting this in the right place. I had surgery back in October 24 to remove a tumour from my sigmoid colon stage 3 with 6 out of 17 lymph nodes affected. I had 4 rounds mop up chemo. And recently I had a ct scan and blood tests in...
Hi everyone I’ve recently been diagnosed with bowel cancer a secondary cancer of the liver. I’m suffering with a lot of back pain at present regular paracetamol just isn’t working but i’m worried to try anything stronger which will cause me more issues...
I had surgery last Monday to remove a malignant tumour from my colon at the join to the rectum. I'm feeling very well and not in too much pain. I'm now introducing food back into my diet. I have the surgeons report. What he could see matched the MRI and...
