Bowel cancer

Hi Ola and welcome to the board. It sounds like it’s all come as a shock but now you’re in the system things will hopefully start to move quickly. Bowel cancer is notoriously slow growing but very treatable - stay away from google, it can be misleading and out of date - so stay on here and the bowel cancer uk board.

We’re all at different stages of treatment and recovery and happy to help and support you and your family through this so please ask if there’s anything you’re particularly worried about and we’ll try and help. The support desk is also there is you want to chat to someone in person?

Take care

Karen x

Hi Ola I’m sorry to hear that you have joined our group. None of us would choose to. I had to have a stent fitted prior to surgery as my bowel was becoming blocked. It allowed my consultant to carry out the surgery at a later date, although he did have someone on standby, just in case they couldn’t fit one.  Try not to beat yourself up about crying. It’s like a form of grief when you get diagnosed. Knowing that your life has changed and fear of the unknown. This is a supportive and nonjudgmental place where you are free to ask questions, rant or just say how you’re feeling. We’re happy to help the whole family where we can.

Thankyou so much for your kind words, it’s all such a massive shock for all of us and I don’t know how it will all plan out but I feel angry that this has happened to me and I have to go through all of this not knowing how it will all end, trying to think positive but it’s hard as early days still but I’m thankful for all the support and I’m pleased I joined this group 

The biopsy results will confirm what kind of treatment I need and the consultant ms will talk about the plan ahead but the stent I’m having fitted in a couple of weeks to open up my bowel to make it more comfortable which will be a bit of relief, I’m still really scared about it all and will have to start chemotherapy after to shrink the growth, it’s all a blur still and I haven’t really come to terms with it all and just sit there and cry 

Of course you’re still scared. I’d be surprised if you weren’t. Keep posting on here as it should help with some of the anxiety. Most of us are further down the line with our treatments, so can reassure you that it feels less scary once you know exactly what treatment to expect, and  I in what order things will happen. Sending you a big hug.