Hello my name is Ina and I am 76. Last July I had severe cramp in my abdomen like period pain that lasted around five hours.no diarrhoea and only some dry retching. I eventually fell asleep and pain was gone when I woke up. Saw gp who felt nothing wrong...
Six months after a colorectal operation I think I have LARS and am wondering if it is a condition that I shall have to live with or if it might possibly get better?
Has colonoscopy Thursday, took me in a room with my husband and sis, said the words cancer, something about 11 biopsies and a CT scan and MRI. Both CT and MRI completed over weekend. Think we are waiting for their multi disciplinary team meeting? I can...
Hi everyone, I find myself back at that horrible waiting stage again. After 10 years free of stage lll colon cancer I’ve had a positive fit test, which has really taken me by surprise. In 2015 I had my sigmoid colon, part of my small intestine and...
Hi, I had surgery at he end of November for the removal of my large bowel, rectum and anus due to a stage 3 Lynch Tumour, apparently genetic which never misses a generation. It would appear I am the first to find this out. 2 lymph nodes out of 89 had...
Hi All - first post and all that. 3 weeks in from sending my FIT test back - since then have been diagnosed with rectal cancer - MRI and CT done awaiting results on Tuesday. 1 polyp was malignant and the MRI has indicated its in 3 lymph nodes - nothing...
Hi everyone I’m new here and was yesterday diagnosed with cancer in the middle colon. During an ultrasound before the colonoscopy they found something on the liver which they considered non suspicious ( but now in light of the diagnosis they are going...
I underwent a robotic high anterior resection on Jan 6th. Everything went very well and recovery is going well. A few niggly aches and discomfort but nothing dramatic so far. Went to see the oncologist last Wednesday and she suggested chemo. After a...
I was diagnosed with colon cancer in October of last year. After CT and MRI scans I met the surgeon in mid November and he believed he could cut it all out and II had the operation in late November. The procedure was called a ‘Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy...
Hello, I’m new here, awaiting colonoscopy on Thursday as have had a few symptoms and bloods confirming anemia. My hubby is stage 4 BC with lung, liver and peritoneal mets. I thought all my symptoms were down to stress over the last 21 months. I’m so worried...
