Just saying I'm new to the group. Thanks for having me.
Hello NeuroInterest
Welcome to the forum for us . Hope you feel free to share and join in .Lots of support and guidance available.
Take care ,
Court
Hi, great to be here. But I can only see an update from 3 months ago. Are there more up to date conversations going on?
I have rectal cancer that's spread throughout my abdomen, especially my liver. Has anyone else had this?
Otherwise, everyone... have a great day
Hi NeuroInterest
I am not quite sure what can be the problem but I will certainly ask admin to help out . That’s great you have put in a bit more information on your situation . Quite a lot of people do have a spread to the liver or abdomen. If you click on my user name you can read my mum’s journey with treating a secondary spread . She has been at it for quite a few years now .
Are you having chemo just now or investigating Hipec surgery ?
My own mum went straight to chemo first and that was great at not only shrinking her visible disease but tackled any microscopic disease . This opened up other options for her .
Hope others in a similar position will also pop on . Sometimes it’s a matter of timing . You also might like to have a look at Bowel cancer U.K. .forum . Lots of people use both forum .
Hi Court.
Thanks for the welcome. I'm feeling quite lost at the moment, but no doubt in time will catch up with everyone. I'm just impatient.
I'm also seeking all the help I can get and happy to share my experience, too.
I'm also trying to find how to save this post!
Have you been diagnosed quite recently? It’s a slow process at times to gather all the required information and plays heavily on everyone’s minds and emotions .
If you go to the tag next to my photo / your icon ! That is the Bookmark facility. You can always retrieve this thread there if you bookmark it . We are certainly here to support in whichever way we can . Despite the different staging in bowel cancer the treatment can be very similar so there is a lot of overlap in discussions. We also have a catch up thread which covers everything or just someone to talk to . All are welcome to join in .
If you want specific information about an aspect of treatment it can sometimes be helpful to start a specific thread just so others know the subject .
Part of what we do here is try and reduce the fear and isolation that can come with a diagnosis. So pleased you joined in the discussions .
I think we would all universally agree the waiting and the unknown are hard to tolerate,