Having been in remission for just short of five years, I found a small lump which I mentioned to my GP. He arranged for me to have an ultra-sound scan, which indicated that my cancer had spread. I then had a CT scan to get more details and was told they...
Hi all, I’m currently over stage 4 anal cancer. I had tumours in my anal canal and a colostomy for 2 years. And a reversal that has created a large hernia. I’m affected by the chemotherapy and radiation I can hardly walk or move with my back. That has...
Hello Im 26 weeks post radiotherapy treatment for pelvic and bowel cancer. Some days I'm so low the side effects have been horrendous. Unable to work because of the lymphedema and swelling in my body and on top of that my friends have all disappeared...
Hi, Have a date for my surgery, positive meeting with surgeon after MDT. The tumour is high risk dysplasia and requires surgery, surgeon has informed me that further biopsy will be done and there is the risk that cancer cells may still show up and...
Hi My partner (male 49) was told 2 weeks ago after his colonoscopy (had due to >400 count on his fit test) that he has a 60mm stricturing tumour in his sigmoid colon. He has a CT scan yesterday. Today he had an ultrasound on his liver (ordered by...
Hello everyone! I was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer with liver and lung mets in July last year. I had stoma surgery, 12 weeks of Capox, 25 days of radiotherapy, liver resection, bowel surgery, and I'm about to start my final 12 weeks of chemo...
After 5 months of treatment for low rectal cancer I was given the all clear NED in March and put on watch and wait instead of TME, Barbie but and stoma. Thinking this is the easy option. But guess what, it isn't. I live in the Highlands of Scotland which...
I ranted in fruatration aa it is taking ages to find out what will happen.
Hi all, I was diagnosed last June with bowel and secondary liver cancer. I had 12 rounds of FolFox and resections in the bowel and liver. FolFox did cause some low platelets but not too bad. At my 3 month scan after treatment had finished it showed my...
Fir the last month I have been having back pain. Some days it is very bad requiring 4 lots of paracetamol and Ibuprofen that day. Other days it might only bother me first thing in the morning and last thing at night. I was NED in March after TNT and placed...
