Hi there How are your days starting? Hopefully reasonably ok. I’ve been wondering, and haven’t had the chance of asking my doctors yet, how long after chemo ends are our immune systems likely to be dodgy? I should finish my capecitabine on Friday...
Hi , i've not posted for ages , i've been in limbo. I had to stop my immunatherapy 6mths ago and then wait for the side effect to calm down. Im so tired all the time and secretly worried about what then beasties are doing .im seeing.my consultant in 2...
Hello again My problem is ongoing. The left sided abdominal pain which comes and goes and no definitive diagnosis. I understood from my specialist nurses that I would be seen by the consultant after my 1st year colonoscopy and ct scan, they were all...
Hi everyone It's been a rollercoaster of the last 6 months. A&are, surgerysame day, stoma and chemo. Am booked for a colonoscopy through the stoma on Monday morning. Anyone got any tips? Moviprep will be Sunday, got to be at hospital 9am Monday. ...
Hi all I had anterior resection for a low rectal tumour 4 years ago which unfortunately recurred in the margin so I had an AP resection last year I am in my 50s and still very active with running and going to the gym. I get pelvic pain when I exercise...
My hair is coming out thick and fast at the moment I have a big bald patch on the back of my head noticeable and I was looking at ways to cover it up.the front is getting quite thin aswell everytime j waa it or touch it it drops out,I'm wearing a silk...
I was diagnosed with a presacral tumour one and a half years after anal cancer went into remission. There was mis communication between the hospitals in middlesbrough and Necastle meaning the scans had to be done twice and 7 weeks waste. Luckily it has...
Can I have a tooth removed while on chemo ? I have a tooth infection beennon antibiotics for two days but it's going to need sorting out, getting mixed views on the subject.
Hi, I don’t know where to start really, my mum who is 85 was diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer 4 weeks ago, it has spread to her liver and lungs. Due to her age they won’t offer any treatment which now I understand but to start with I was angry. My...
Hi - i am up for my 12 month scan following treatment for an aggressive stage 3 cancer (developed within 10 months of colonoscopy screening). I had carefully booked my CT scan and follow up appointment with new oncologist the week before we go for our...
