Hi all

Hi Dbirder and a warm welcome to the board. Yes it’s a shock followed by a whirlwind of scans and meetings but once all the results are back then the MDT (multidisciplinary team) will meet and decide on a treatment plan for you.

Please stay away from Google - it can be scary and out of date - stay on here and the bowel cancer uk board and ask anything you like. Bowel cancer is pretty slow growing but very treatable and if you click on peoples names then their profile page may show their treatment so far.

We’re all at different stages of treatment and recovery and happy to help and support you through yours. The next few months will be tough but please try and enjoy your holiday - thoughts are not facts so try and put things to one side until your results are back

Take care

Karen x

Hi Dbirder

good that things are moving along quickly for you.

I was diagnosed in February and had the tumour removed in May , now on capox to clean up some cells

try and enjoy your holiday 

Hello Dbirder

Have a lovely holiday it sounds the perfect prep to me 

I’m sure when you come back they’ll have a plan organised  

best wishes 

Hi Dbirder

Last year I got told I have cancer minutes after they stopped my scope part way through. It was indeed a whirlwind but I was given a bowelcanceruk publication that day and to this day, it is still the best information I received. It simply and quickly helped me understand key concepts in bite size chunks.

Here is the link to it, in case you'd find it helpful:

bowelcancerorguk.s3.amazonaws.com/.../YourPathway_BowelCancerUK.pdf