Hi all. I just wanted to let you know that I really struggled with the bowel prep before my operation last year. A combination of stress and a life long fear of being sick (I must say all the way through my cancer journey I’ve not been sick once). However...
Hi everyone, having a resection & ileostomy tomorrow & the prep is making me vomit, managed about 300ml of moviprep in total of my first dose, second dose is in 40 minutes, expecting to throw this up too, nothing is happening, what will happen if I can...
Hi all, Went to toilet yesterday and to my surprise there was blood in the bowl and on the tissue. First thing I did, google it, it’s been 2 days and I am glued to my phone trying to find informations. Never had any symptoms but after reading all the...
Hi, Husband started Cetuximab and chemo (FOLFIRI) at the start of May for Mets from bowel to lung after 13 years. After 2 treatments he had to stop as not tolerable. Back to consultant today. (30th July ) Who seemed keen to continue original ...
Who else, 3yrs 5 month on from ending chemo, after high anterior resection, still suffers with fatigue, low mood, intolerance of many things! And persistent neuropathy in their feet! Burning at night and pins & needles in their day!
My son had bowel cancer op 18 months ago they cut through his ureter during operation he now has a nephrostomy bag he is doing ok he just can't sleep he can go all night without sleep then has intermittent sleep during the day. Has anyone else had this...
Hello everyone 6 weeks ago, my husband was diagnosed after his endoscopy. Shocked doesn't come close. He's 45, super fit, all the usual and bam here we are. His symptom that got us here was the increased urge to go to the loo. Which is severely ramping...
Hi I had a fit test result of 12 in April and then 21 last week. I have no symptoms at all. So my queries are shall I say a month or two and do another...or have a colonoscopy?......which I prefer not to have especially as I think it would be negative...
Hello, im looking to speak to family/ family friends of people who have bowel cancer stage 4 advanced metastaic peritoneum with ascites fluid build up. As my brother had this disease and was diagnosed to late. And suffered through his last stages/ months...
Hi all, I had rectal cancer tumour removed Feb 2023, I was very lucky that it was contained and didnt need to have a stoma. The issue I have is I now suffer badly with Lower Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) which is very embarrassing and emotional...
