Hello everyone - & a Very Happy New Year! I had my recent follow up CT Scan a couple of weeks before Xmas, & received the letter from my Hospital this morning. I knew they were the results, but the envelope was brown (not the usual white one.) & I was...
I have my annual scan on Monday and I'm worried as I've been having stomach and back pain for weeks. Not been to dr's as I broke my wrist in November and have just started to get movement in it.. couldn't face anything else. My colonoscopy in June was...
Hi and Happy New Year. Post surgery, follow up CT scan. Surgery for Rectal cancer end of March 2023. Colorectal cancer nurse phoned last Thursday to say there are numerous nodules on my lungs. Had bloods done for CEA markers. I have permanent Stoma...
Hi I haven't been on for awhile as treatment has started yet . But am starting on Friday am going to hospital Wednesday to see chemo ward and for them to explain what is going to happy . But right now I'm in serious panic attack mode my heart is going...
So this last December 21st I would've had my first Chemo. 3 others then I returned to.work May. It's been difficult for me at work not that anyone would know how I've been feeling about the bowel cancer. I try and stay positive just lately it hit...
Hello everyone. I am a 38 year old mum to 3 kids. I got diagnosed in nov 23 with stage 3 maybe spread to close lymph nodes. I started capox chemo in Dec but only managed 1 week on it. I had such bad side effects, actually I think I had every...
diagnosed PCa of bowel/anal last March, caught early but complications, been on HT 18 months, what lays ahead?
Hoping you all manage to have a happy New Year . For many 2023 has been a challenge but I hope you can all draw strength for 2024 . Hoping for successful treatments, scientific breakthroughs, and recovery for those finding their feet again . Mum is...
Hi all, I had a CT scan of chest and I received a letter today from oncologist, and it says from my CT scan ‘small left upper lobe lung nodule’ what does this mean? I don’t know what lung nodule means. Can this become cancerous? Anyone had same experience...
This is my first post on this forum. I suppose im looking for an answer or at least some advice. Not Medical as i know that isn’t what this is all about. Maybe just need a sympathetic read. My journey started around 3 weeks ago. I went to the toilet...
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