Does anyone know if drinking alcohol in moderation or otherwise is ok, just because Christmas is coming (in case you didn't know)
Hi all, I am now 2 weeks after surgery, which was removal of part of my RH Colon and was told to be on a soft diet eating white bread, chicken, fish ,eggs and such like. When would it be good to expand my diet to include a bit of fibre and other meats...
Hi all. I've told that I need Chemo, so Thursday 30 November had a PICC line inserted up to today I've had shooting pains where PICC inserted it's like an electric shock depending on how I move my arm, is this to be expected or is something not right...
I rely quite heavily on loperamide but then find if i take too many i don’t go to the toilet for days, then have to rush urgently to make it and have the runs, there is no pattern, and i never know which foods will upset me, do others suffer from the...
I rely quite heavily on loperamide but then find if i take too many i don’t go to the toilet for days, then have to rush urgently to make it and have the runs, there is no pattern, and i never know which foods will upset me, do others suffer from the...
Hello everyone My mother-in-law has rectal cancer and had a stoma fitted in October, followed quite quickly with 5 sessions of radiotherapy. She’s 86 and is so tired and is really struggling to sleep. She also says that her stoma only fills during the...
It’s time to find our family feet once again and process a new chapter that is unfolding . For those not familiar my mum brought me to this forum around 14 years ago when she was diagnosed as a stage 4 patient with a large spread to her liver . It was...
Hi all. I had my second c section 11 weeks ago, I was in hospital 3 weeks post partum which we think was a bladder infection from catheter, my urine sample showed infection and had awful stomach pain. The last few weeks my pain has come back but urine...
Hi I have had lower anterior resection surgery with an ileostomy. Today I had a fluoroscopy to check for leaks with contrast pump into my back passage. After I was passing what fluid that was left but later at home I went to the toilet and passed solid...
UHi looking for advice I think, well actually I really don’t know what I’m looking for! My husband was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer in August 22, after having radio and chemo this time last year he had his resection in March this year and...
