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Hello I'm new here, last 13th of october i had a colonoscopy and sad to say i have a 5cm tumour bleeding, i don't have abdominal pain and i can still eat and not totally lost of appetite, tommorow is my schedule for MRI and ct scan on monday.. im from Philippines working here now in UK, wishing that my family will beside me while fighting this kind of disease. I'm worried what if they schedule me for operation/surgery there's no one can look after me, i have a friends but they have work also and hopefully soon NHS will schedule me to start my medication.. im still working till now.

The prince is here for you over 2 years ago

HI i had a lower colon resection on the 30th of December last year i had a stoma fitted and had it reversed in Aprill if i can be any help at all please let me know Chris

Kareno62 over 2 years ago

Hi Manyanz17 and a warm welcome to the board. I had a 4cm tumour that was bleeding and also felt physically fine - it seemed strange that I was going to have treatment that was going to make me feel worse!
Depending on the position of the tumour you may go straight to surgery or have chemoradiation first to shrink the tumour (usually used for rectal tumours)

The next couple of weeks can be quite stressful waiting for tests and results but once you have a treatment plan in place then things will honestly feel a bit better. Bowel cancer is notoriously slow growing but very treatable. Stay away from google - it can be out of date and downright scary in places - you can ask anything you like on here and, if you click on peoples names, then it may show their profile page with their treatment to date

Im sorry your family is so far away - once you know what your treatment plan is then you could discuss this with your consultant. The support desk on here is always available for a chat too and may be able to help with your concerns.

Good to here that you’re still working - I found it a good distraction and helped keep life a bit more ‘normal’

Take care

Karen x

Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm

CrumpetsOrToast over 2 years ago

Hi Manyanz17.

Sorry to hear about your situation.

As you learn more, you might find it helpful to click on people's name and it should bring up our "About xxxxx" pages. Many of us try to put some type of summary of our cases, to help others work out who could be good to share experiences with.

I hope this forum can help you feel less alone at this troubled time for you.

Glad your still able to enjoy being at work .

Wishing you all the best.

PattyK over 2 years ago in reply to CrumpetsOrToast

Hi Manyanz!

Welcome to the forum. Hope you can get a lot of help and support here. We are all a good lot, and you will find that you can come on here and ask just about anything cancer related and there will always be someone who can relate to your issues. Take Care.

Vicky