Well, the last few months have been interesting but stressful, hence I've been a little quiet on here. But I've got to the point where I need to write things down, to attempt to make sense of it all, and see if anyone has any pointers forward. Briefly...
Hello all, I've recently been having pain at the incision of the portcath and I have my next round on Monday. I'm wondering if anyone has experienced this. Thanks. P.S. my platelet count was too low to do chemo last Monday, don't know if it's related...
Hi all i hope everyone is coping with the challenges they are going through. last May I had surgery to remove a tumour from my colon followed by capox (yuk) I had stage 3 cancer. it’s my first year review end of May , what a year it’s been. I’m...
Hey, I was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in January 2024 at the ages of 32. It has also spread to my liver. So I have just started to chemotherapy to treat the liver lesions. As I had surgery on my bowel to remove the cancer from there I’m just...
Hi everyone, my husband is now 13 weeks post op following a right hemicolectomy. Following the operation he had an infection and also a blockage which resulted in him being readmitted twice to hospital, he has constantly complained of pain and discomfort...
Welcome to April and welcome to all new members to the forum . In the catch up thread we encourage , share and live life despite a difficult diagnosis. Please feel free to join in and share . Photos are great too but unfortunately we can’t share photos...
I had a colonoscopy and was told directly afterwards that it was definitely cancer . I now have a scan tomorrow and I believe a team meets on Friday to discuss further action.How long after that do you here the results ?
Hello folks, Feeling very low this am, I feel like maybe I'm not taking care of myself the way I should be, but even sure if that's the case, it might just be insecurity going thru this chemo/ cancer crap. It's such a drag not knowing how long this...
Hello all, I'm experiencing worrisome constipation that goes on for several days and after just having partial colon removal almost 90 days ago, I'm very worried. Also, because it's quite painful, I've never had constipation so I have no idea of the pain...
Having had 2 postponements already for my reversal surgery, I arrived at the hospital 07.30 last monday and after being prepped for surgery and then waiting 6 hrs in a windowless small room with no information I was told that there had been problems with...
