Newly diagnosed lower bowel cancer.

Good luck. 

So sorry to hear that  . That is a lot to process and I totally understand the association you are faced with .

All I can reassure you is bowel cancer is actually really treatable when caught early . In fact my mum was not caught early but is still here 12 years later as it still has lots of options even in late stage diagnosis.

I hope your MRI went ok today and your PET next week . We are certainly here for you to support you through this very difficult stage waiting for a fuller picture and hopefully a good plan . 
Please feel free to ask any questions.

Take care ,

Court 

Hi 

Sorry to hear you are going through this. But it’s good that your treatment is going ahead so quickly, and hopefully they will knock it on the head.

I am also mum to an Ollie.  I had recurrent rectal cancer three years ago. I was unlucky to end up with a permanent stoma (escaped without a bag after my first surgery two years earlier) but very lucky that they got all the cancer out in the end and I am able to live a near-normal life.  With a colostomy I can irrigate daily and so I just wear a small stoma cap that covers my stoma and can wear normal clothes, do Pilates, dancing, gardening etc without worrying about output. I’m 64 now. My second husband supported me throughout my treatments having lost his first wife to cancer.  It’s tough! But he will be there for you.

It must be horrid having to go back to a place where you’ve had a bad experience and I’m wishing you all the very best with your treatment.

Liz xx

• I know that you didn't write this for me but you have no idea how much I needed to hear what you had to say. 

Hi Ollies mum. Like you no symptoms picked up on the bowel screening, wishing you luck, sending hugsxx

I’m so pleased to hear that. This site was so helpful for me when I went through my treatment in 2018. I don’t visit the site so much now, but from where I was at that time it was encouraging to hear that there can be light at the end of the tunnel. 

We are all here to support each other & I am glad if what I wrote has helped you.

So sorry I can sympathise with you I was diagnosed dec 9th 2020 after eight weeks of tests scans biopsy’s etc. I’m also 61 

i had sigmoid colon cancer and it grew out onto my tummy through my mucus fistula I had emergency surgery in 2019 sepsis perfection of the bowel almost died took me five months in hospital and rehabo come back, then bang less than 18 months I’m back with cancer I had it all removed eight weeks ago and starting chemotherapy 8th April I my mom passed away with same thing nine years ago different hospital thank goodness but I thought at the time god never let me go through this and yet here I am.

 Good luck with the chemo

I am also being diagnosed 3 days ago. I am going to my scan on Wednesday. 

I don't have any syntoms either.

It is so scary 

Good luck in your journey 

Lilian 

Good luck 

Lots of love to you