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Was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer back in 2022, I’ve had chemo and six operations. Three times I’ve had the “all clear” just for it to be back within a few months. I had what I hoped would be my last surgery back in July, but it’s back again...
Hello, I have just joined the Macmillan Online Community as my Dad has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer with liver mets. He went into A&E 2 weekends ago with dizziness, and thought he had some kind of stomach bug. He turned out to be severely anaemic...
Hi, I'm new here because I feel lost. My mum was diagnosed with Rectal Cancer In May of this year. It came as a huge shock for my mum, myself and her husband. Her consultant had her In surgery quite quickly and performed a Loop Stoma. This obviously...
Hi all my name is Chris I am absolutely devastated. I had blood in my stools for about 4-8 weeks and have had my scope. It discovered a 50mm tumor which is 99% cancer (waiting on the 10 biopsies and my CT scan) to confirm staging and diagnosis. ...
Hi everyone, does anyone else suffer from cramps? I am particularly suffering in my calfs and side, from armpit down. I'm drinking around 3 litres of fluid a day to flush the chemo from my system, could it be too much? Just had my finial infusion...
Firstly, hello. I joined this community a few months ago but haven't posted before. I had a bowel resection in June followed by emergency stoma surgery (ileostomy) then started chemotherapy in July. I'm now two thirds of the way through that but the side...
Can anyone recommend a support belt, I am 6 weeks post illeostomy surgery. Want to start running etc I have one on order from NHS but said it could take 12 weeks ♂️
So tonight I'm at my mum and dad's to give mum a rest . From dad going to bed at half 9 he has been to the toilet every half hr to think he wants to do somthing .in this times he has passed urine 3 times and 1 stool . He's wearing nappies has a commode...
So just update on dad's health .Finally been to see one of the doctors today so dad has now now got a name for this b*****d Cancer it's colon adenocarcinoma stage 4 . Spread to his lungs liver and lymph nodes along with his prostate cancer which is separate...
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