... For diagnosis, results or whatever. Hope this helps, Xxxxx
I was diagnosed with colon cancer - T3N2M0 - a week ago, and I have surgery planned for 2 weeks time with chemo afterwards. My consultant says ordinarily, he would suggest chemo first due to the lymph nodes being involved, but he's worried the tumour...
I’m 9 months post right hemi colectomy and for the last 3 months I’ve been suffering with acute stomach pain (bottom right). I’ve had a series of CT and MRI scans and all is clear - but the pain (a 7-8 out of 10) attacks in the mornings. I’ve started...
My husband has an ostomy bag due to cancer. He has had his bag for 8 months now. He empties his bag into toilet and when he does it sprays everywhere. I’m talking hitting the walls, the floor, the tub. I am constantly cleaning the bathroom. I have asked...
Hi Folks i had chemo for Bowel cancer - ended in June. (Oxaliplatin and Capacitabine.) I developed neuropathy in hands and feet shortly after I finished treatment and it’s still there. aldo I’ve developed sensitive nipples at the same time . Not...
My son is worried he won't be able to wear trousers as his stoma is on his waist line. Anybody have any ideas about this?
My partner has stage 4 colorectal cancer which has spread to the liver and is on 2nd line palliative chemo of FOLFIRI. He recently went into hospital and was diagnosed with infection. He has been out of hospital for 4 days and has yellow eyes and yellowing...
Diagnosed in march 2023 and had a resection. All going well! Just had my 2 year scan in March and have been advised to go for a colonoscopy as there appears to be some slight thickening of the anastomosis join. Everything else in the scan was clear, bloods...
Hi all My wife was diagnosed with bowel cancer in October and had a bowel resection early December to remove the cancer, which was successful. She had he first surveillance blood test yesterday and it has had it come back showing Eosinophils at...
Had rectal cancer in 2019 followed by 30 weeks chemo, ending just before Christmas. Friends and colleagues were supportive but not in your face. COVID then hit, and probably as my immune system was still low, I caught COVID mid March. I was lucky to survive...
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