Hi Everyone, Started chemo a week ago, it was better, as bad and worse than I imagined. It made me feel like I was stepping out of Chernobyl after the steroids died down on the second and third days. Now, a week later, I am feeling better than I expected...
Had my operation 2 weeks ago, and I'm now constipated, I'm drinking 2 litres of water a day, but isnt helping, any suggestions please
After a rollercoaster 2023/2024. Stage 3 rectal cancer, chemo radiotherapy. CAPOX, DPD deficiency,chemo diarrhea causing perforated bowel, emergency bowel resection being told tumor ( Nigel fararse) had responded. Decision to have high level surveillance...
Hi I was diagnosed in Dec 2023 with stage 3 and in 3 lymph nodes rectal cancer had chemotherapy and radiation and chemo tablets had Operation August 2024 am Cancer free now BUT since then have suffered with extreme coccyx pain just feel like my life is...
Hello I’m Lindsay diagnosed aug 2023 with bowel cancer and liver mets, on Pallative chemo with CT scans every 6 weeks. i feel so lonely most of the time and can’t get out much as I can’t drive anymore due to mobility issues. I just need people to talk...
I had HIPEC with CRS at Basingstoke that turned out to be Mucinous Ovarian cancer I had a LARS procedure on my rectum as the tumour was wrapped around my bowel, but had not infiltrated. At the time all cancer was removed from my abdomen and I was deemed...
Has anyone found that on their 1st colonoscopy one year after their Colon resection that they are back to square one with bloat, gas and going to the loo about 12 times a day! I wonder whether it could be the colon being disturbed and a newly grown polyp...
Hi, I will try not to be too negative here. I am fortunate I am in remission from bowel cancer. I really thought I had approached cancer diagnosis with a positive attitude, it was not going to get me down. Unfortunately cancer surveillance has had a very...
My husband is currently waiting for radiochemotherapy to start later this month for a low rectal tumour. He has for some time had rectal bleeding when going to the toilet which is what lead to his investigations and diagnosis in the first place. However...
My Dad has rectal cancer and had radiotherapy which had a partial response. There were delays in his care which resulted in it spreading to his liver… He had 4 rounds of Capox which shrunk everything down really small then had a liver resection which...
