Hi, after diagnosed with bowel cancer and get the temporary ileostomy I'm still in such a pain. It's now more than 4 weeks after the surgery but nothing has changed. Last week the surgeon spoke to me about the reversal and the negative impact what could...
Hi, I was told last Monday I have bowel cancer, liver and possibly lungs and pelvis. I’ve had a biopsy and MRI’s and have my oncologist appointment next week, feels like an eternity to wait. I’m 43 with a family of 3 teenage boys. The roller coaster...
Hello everyone, my father was diagnosed last year with bowl cancer he has undergone radiotherapy, chemotherapy and then surgery. He was struggling for quite a while until I eventually got him to see a doctor, he’s very low in mood at the moment as he...
I was diagnosed in February 2021 with bowel cancer. I had surgery at Easter and then put on chemotherapy for eight sessions of Capecitapine .Unfortunatley it was not suitable for me and after two sessions I had a month off chemo before starting infusion...
Hello, I’m due to start Capox next week. Can anyone share their experience
Am looking to see if anyone has advice on where to go for holiday insurance a was diagnosed 15th March operation on 5th May just finished 3 months of chemo bk to beatson this month for follow up with consultant then royal to see consultant looking to...
Hi all! I’m Jamie, mid 40’s (but still tell every one I’m 29!) and I was diagnosed with bowel cancer a couple of months or so ago. I have 3 days left (including today) of my radiotherapy and it’s really starting to bite. I had oral chemo but they stopped...
Hi everyone. I got a positive result for blood from our national screening programme (FIT) and now have to have an urgent colonoscopy to check for cancer (polyps etc). I had been managing fine - I expect it's just a false positive as I've never noticed...
Despite having a ruptured appendix in May 2021 i have jost recently been diagnosed with cancer of caecum following private colonoscopy, i’m distraught and my world feels like it has collapsed. The day of my diagnosis was the day i became ownership of...
Hi, I'm new here. I'm having surgery on Wednesday My daughter has been great, taking me to all my appointments and keeping my spirits up. I realise that there's only so much she can do and I don't want to burden her with my worries. Sometimes I just sit...
