diagnosed 3 days ago colon cancer

FormerMember
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Hello

  • Hello 

    A very new diagnosis for you , but welcome to the forum and hope we can be some support to you . Are they still putting the information together for you or have you had all your scans ?

    Lots of advice and support on the forum so glad you decided to join in .

    Take care ,

    Court 

    Helpline Number 0808 808 0000

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to court

    MRI scan this Friday have a designated specialist nurse referred to surgeon all very scary lots of information to process 

  • To be honest even as a carer the point from diagnosis to getting the treatment plan is by far the worst in many ways but once the treatment plan emerges it feels very much like a solution. 
    The amount of information is overwhelming and scary but slowly it starts to progress . 

    There is actually quite a lot of people on the forum just slightly ahead of you so you will be able to get a lot of current information from them too!

    All the best with your MRI . Once that is completed the MDT should get together quite quickly and give you more direction .

    Take care ,

    Court 

    Helpline Number 0808 808 0000

  • Hi  and a warm welcome from me too. The waiting for scans, results, meeting etc. is very stressful but you will feel a bit better once you have a treatment plan in place. It’s a shock and there is a lot to take in but Bowel cancer is very treatable nowadays.

    Please keep posting and we’ll all be happy to help you through this

    Take care

    Karen x

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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    I have recently been diagnosed with rectal cancer, i know exactly how you feel.

    So far i have had a colonoscopy, mri and ct scan, for me the moviprep has been the worse experience, i would dread to have that again.

    The scans were not as bad as i first feared, just hard to lay still for the time it takes for the mri, especially when an itch starts and you cant move to deal with it.

    I just closed my eyes and concentrated on the smooth fm piped into your head phones. Yes the mri scan is noisy.

    I am due to have another mri scan next week with contrast, i am not as anxious this time as i was as i know what to expect.

    I am finding all the test a worry as while this period is happening, my tumour is quietly doing its thing. I cant wait to start fighting back, starting with chemo. 

    The chemo is a worry for me but at least i know i am fighting back against this thing.

    Best wishes to you

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to court

    thanks for the comments MRI This Friday then consultant Monday 11am

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to FormerMember

    Everything moving fast since Colonoscopy MRI Friday and consultant Monday 11am

  • All the very best 

    . That’s a lot in one day but saves any further delays.

    Take care ,

    Court 

    Helpline Number 0808 808 0000