HI, new here; 6 months into bowel cancer treatment. Major surgery and Chemo done - just hoping taste returns to normal sometime soon!
Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and right now I could sure use some support, guidance , experience or advice. Last week I went in for my first colonoscopy I’m 48 years old. They found a tumor 40mm in my sigmoid colon and a few spots on my liver...
Hi My name is Rob and I have been diagnosed with advanced rectal cancer. These forums are new me - but I would really appreciate connecting with people who going through the same thing or have experience to share Thank you
I was diagnosed 3 months ago,and was a whirlwind,,my cancer was growing very aggreivly,and ended up with life saving emergency surgery,3 months ago the cancer was as big as my foot and had just burst through the colon,,,after being so ill in hospital...
Can anyone who has undergone the above please give me some reassurance / support. It’s been agonising making a decision as I had 3 options, TAMIS, APR or straight to chemo/radiation. I have changed my mind a couple of times along the way and am now going...
hello i’m sandy , i’ve been operated for collective colon cancer and recovered well started chemo 6 days ago treatment and then tablets, first two days felt absolutely fine and thought wow this is it —-then began to feel really strange , wobbly bit sick...
Hi I am 8 months post surgery. I have an ileostomy and past few days have been constantly getting horrific urge to poop. Its constant. I was prescribed an enema and have passed a stool and and am still constantly going to loo and passing small stools...
Hi, I’m new to this forum. I was diagnosed 2 days ago with cancer of the sigmoid colon . My GP’s receptionist accidentally revealed the biopsy results to me not knowing that I had not been informed of the results. I’m yet to see my consultant to see what...
Hi, I’ve was diagnosed with rectal cancer about 3 weeks ago. My CT scan was clear and MRI confirmed a lesion very low in the rectum and flagged up a suspicious 6mm lymph node, I had just spent a week in hospital for a heavy bleed which left me anaemic...
Hello After visiting my GP for noticing mucas, a change in bowel habits and then a small amount of blood I was referred to Gastro. Little did I know I was fast tracked to bowel screening. My doctor had previously suggested I may have UC but as I take...
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