Hi, I really hope someone can help talk me down from the sheer panic I am feeling. Had issues with stomach for years, mainly grumbling and sometimes swelling. A lot of rib pain on and off also. Have never seen blood in my stools. Lately I am having a...
I’m 78, married with a husband who has Multiple Myeloma. I had a shock diagnosis in June after a CT scan followed by a right hemicolectomy on August 1st ( 2025) The tumour has been removed with clear margins and no spread. I have had no follow up appointment...
Hi i have recently been diagnosed with splenic flexure bowel cancer , the tumour has been classed as a T2 on the CT scan. I am planned for a left hemicolectomy in early August, i was wanting to know about the recovery period after surgery.
I am Rosemary and currently looking after my husband who has Stage 4 bowel cancer and secondary lung cancer.
Hi all I recently sent to Qfit tests back. I have now had a referral to go for a colonoscopy. I am natually slightly worried. I have had various stomach pains for some time now. Fairly mild to be fair. Mainly featured right side upper stomach to back...
Hi, Recently diagnosed with Bowel Cancer and awaiting surgery on 12th November, all a bit of blur at the moment but what scares me most is what happens after the surgery. Wishing everyone the best possible outcomes Dave
Hi all My husband had a colonoscopy yesterday after his bowel screening showed an abnormality (he’s 64). Within an hour and a half of arrival we were sitting with an oncology nurse, discussing his cancer diagnosis (he was told during the colonoscopy...
Hi I've been diagnosed with transverse colon cancer and am waiting for my op on the 5th November. And then the agonising wait for the final results and staging. I've been told I might have chemo as my my PET scan showed that there is either a possible...
Hi all, I’m Nic. I am 45 years old (in a few days) diagnosed with rectum cancer on the 3rd of October. While the first observations were pretty reassuring, the PET scan showed metastases at the liver. I feel I have done all the MRI, blood test and scan...
Hello, I've just joined the group following a few wobbles I've been experiencing. My journey so far has been a bit of a whirlwind. I was suffering severe stomach cramps in May this year, after a scan in June it was revealed I had a mass in my colon...
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