Hi, I have never done this sort of thing before as in talked about what has happened to me and my family, but to cut a long story short, nearly 5 years ago I lost my Husband to cancer of the stomach which apparently had started in the colon unbeknown...
Well the good news is my tumour though large and causing all sorts of bowel problems, is a one off and treatable. I will need a stoma bag and I'm fine about that. What I'm daunted about is the 6 month, 5 day a week radiotherapy and chemo treatment programme...
Someone told me about the findings on helpful recovery from colon cancer . BBC News - Audio Clip (4 mins) The irony of the research is that it conflicts with the practises of chemotherapy. Having a colon resection , shortly after a hip replacement...
Hello there I am new to the community and have had a right hemi-colectomy in mid April and biopsy results were that it had spread to four out of 17 lymph nodes. There is no direct invasion of blood vessels. If anyone has views on alternatives to standard...
I have just found out I have a malignant tumour in my colon. I've had blood tests and today I'm having a CT scan to see if it has spread. An operation to remove it and chemo to follow. Over whelmed with different emotions at the moment.
Hi everyone, just been told my dad who is 76 and has vascular dementia, has a 5cm tumour in his sigmoid colon and 3cm bowel thickening in transverse colon. We have an appointment next week with the team but with him having dementia, we know he won’t cope...
Hi, I posted another long thread yesterday but no one’s replied - I went to gastro dr said he didn’t wanna put me through a colonoscopy if he didn’t need to and recommended initially doing an MRI of the small bowel and if anything significant in the...
Hi, I’ve been having a discomfort in my lower right abdomen. I was diagnosed with a kidney stone in may. But can’t imagine this discomfort in my lower right abdomen is that. I first noticed it in January/February time. Intensity has increased after I...
I'd never had constipation before but I thought this was it. I went to my Dr's and he agreed. Prescribed some powders to move it along. 2 nights later nothing had happened and i became worried. Rang 111,was told to go to A&E. A couple of hours later I...
Hi, I am just finishing 3rd cycle of capecitabine after bowel cancer surgery in January. I have been ok until this week when neuropathy set in on feet. Soles of feet red and sore and affecting my walks which I was enjoying. My GP suggested ibuprofen gel...
