Hi everyone! I'm taking capecitabine on its own as an adjuvant. Wondering when others have started to get the expected side effects like sickness and diarrhea.
Hi all. I’m new here. 9 days ago I had a Hemi colectomy. As I had a cancerous polyp. It’s such early days and I’m introducing foods slowly, bowels are still very loose and I’m worried about about how much control I will regain. Any advice is welcome....
Hi new to the forum diagnosed with Rectal Cancer awaiting for the plan of treatment and what treatment . Think this is worse than the diagnosis just want to start it . So scared of how the treatment s going to make my body feel . Scared if I have a permanent...
Im 40 years of age I've been back and forth to my GP with H.pylori treated 3 times. However I kept regurgitating my food each time I ate for a while. I decided to exaggerate my symptoms inorder to have a gastroscopy and colonoscopy. Even after this...
Hello all, I'm worried sick that i have cancer. I have two young children, and the thought of cancer scares the life out of me. I can't sleep! In February I started feeling very tired and had this strange stabbing pain, in what i thought was my cervix...
Hi, I had a colonoscopy on Tuesday which found a 50mm malignant looking, bleeding and ulcerated tumor in my decending colon. I’m meeting the colorectal surgeon tomorrow and aw a ct scan for staging. I’m 37 with 3 three kids under 5 and terrified. I...
Morning all, So pleased to have found this forum. After a positive FIT test I've been put on the 2 week referral pathway. The nurse actually called the next day (friday just gone) and said I would need a colonoscopy and ct scan and someone will be in...
Hello, So i was diagnosed a few months ago with Rectum Cancer and literally my world has fallen apart. It was such a shock as I'm only 44 and always considered myself to be healthy as i exercised regularly and didn't eat a ton of junk food. I am...
I had a positive fit tedt yesterday 23.9 . I have health anxiety so am understandably thinking the worst. Been put on tge 2ww cancer pathway. Any advice would be appreciated
I thought I'd posted a hi ya, but can't see it I have had an anterior colorectal resection with a temporary stoma. But I have now been advised of "extra mural venous invasion" and the possibility of chemo. I seem to be unable to sleep and am worried...
