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Hello, My wife had a biopsy 2 weeks ago. The MDT meeting to discuss the results was yesterday. She received a phone call this morning asking her to attend a clinic appointment tomorrow morning. Is this a usual practice to have an appointment so soon...
Hi all! I was diagnosed with Colon Cancer (age 37) in September after having emergency surgery for a bowel resection (and very sadly after having a stillbirth in August at 37weeks). Tumour was removed and I have recovered well both physically, mentally...
Hello My name is Anna (33) and my now husband (40) was diagnosed with colon rectal cancer in February 2021. It’s been a wild year and honestly I thought my wedding postponement from May 2020 would send me over. Sadly, I was wrong this C word really...
Hi, I am new to this group. I had a right hemi colectomy in September and am now undergoing chemotherapy. However the prognosis is good so I do feel quite positive.
Hi everyone, I'm new on this bowel cancer forum but I am hoping to get some advice, my husband has been diagnosed with a tumour in his bowel and it's a rare form of cancer called a J. I. S. T, that's the short name for it, I forget the name, they have...
Hello I’m 42 and have bowel cancer , I never thought those words would of ever come out of my mouth . I’m having surgery to remove my sigmoid tomorrow, things are moving very fast and I will only find out what stage the cancer is when it’s removed . Just...
Hi all I found out this week that they want me to start capox in Jan and although i am feeling positive about the treatment ahead a slight worry is decending over me about the side effects especially as google can make your mind spiral. Im really concerned...
Hi I am 50 years old and have been diagnosed with bowel cancer and had to have an emergency bowel resection I thought I was coping but went to pieces yesterday as I had 2 letters from my hospital yesterday 1 telling me that I have my 1st meeting with...
Hello all, I've never joined a forum of any kind previously, but in the long days following waking at 3:30am after chemotherapy and the lack of reasonable communication in my home environment I guess I am seeking like minds. I was first diagnosed...
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