Hesitating to post this as I think it’s something maybe doesn’t get discussed often, and it’s pretty yucky - only I can’t find anything online. My husband has terminal bowel cancer. With mets to lungs and lymph. He has an ileostomy. Today there have...
Hi all, I went to my oncologist last week hubby and myself were waiting to see him for my scan results, appointment was 12 12.40 still wasn't in and there was only one man in front of us, then I heard two l ies coming down the corridor crying very upset...
Hi ‘it’s been sometime since I posted. I had my loop ileostomy reversal after key hole surgery for grade 3 bowel cancer over a year ago and am doing well. I hope that my post reassures those who are at the early stages of recovery. I have been to...
Hi, I am new to forum but reaching out to anyone who can help/give some guidance. My dad was diagnosed with Primary Bowel cancer in Dec 2022, whilst the cancer was removed he still has secondary liver cancer and peritoneal disease which is aggressive...
Hi, I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2020. I had surgery and 3 months chemotherapy. 6 months later they found a spot on my lung which they monitored until it was 10mm then I had surgery. No chemo this time. I have been clear for 2 years but my recent...
Today has been the hardest day since I was diagnosed and I don’t understand why February last year I was diagnoses with colon cancer. I had surgery to remove a 7.5cm tumour, temporary stoma in place to help heal the bowel.in May, then chemotherapy for...
Dear lovely group, I had a right hemicolectomy last year with 21 lymph nodes removed. I now seem to have a permanently swollen right (only) ankle. Has anyone else experienced this? I am wondering if it could be lymphoedema? Since the surgery I also...
I finished 4 cycles of CAPOX in November last year but since Jan I’ve been experiencing pins and needle feeling in my fingers and feet (not as bad as it was during treatment though) has anyone else continued to experience these symptoms after finishing...
I was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer last September and have subsequently had 5 cycles of FOLFOX chemotherapy. I was MRI/CT scanned initially following diagnosis and then rescanned after my 4th cycle of chemo which showed the tumour has perforated...
Hi folks I had a right hemi in December 2022 and 4 sessions of chemo. I find now I am so sweaty on my head and wonder if anyone has also had this and found a solution. My GP tried oxybutinin but it had no effect and I’m miserable
