Hi, i suffer from NH Lymphoma and am nearly finished my treatment. About 6 months ago I started intermittently getting abdominal pain and strange bowel movements. These 2 symptoms along with excessive wind, pressure on my anus and very thin stools,...
So two days ago i finally got the news. Till this time i was preparing mentally for APR surgery with colostomy, but now my surgeon says that it would be better to do total pelvic exenteration with two bags. So i was wondering that would anyone with experience...
It’s been 2 months since my abdominal perineal resection and the pain and pressure makes sitting down more than difficult. Any advice? Thanks
Hi. I was diagnosed in March with primary cancer in bowl with small secondary tumours in pelvis and liver. Plan was chemo, radio then an op or two. After 4 rounds of Folfox chemo I had a scan, it appears the cancer in bowel has massively grown and spread...
Hi all, I am struggling with my diagnosis at the moment. I have not been able to come on the site much at present. I have had 2 surgeries in the past 2 years. The last one in June this year, was an emergency open laparotomy, due to a new 20cm tumour...
As it says in the title, I'm new here. My sister was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. I was wondering if anyone could help with suggestions for the best foods she could eat. She has good days and bad at the moment with her stoma and has just started...
Husband been told he has a malignant tumour in his colon 3 weeks ago, meeting with surgeon on Wednesday, just dont have any idea what's in store for us in the future.
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