Sister was being treated for bowel cancer but now has metastasize to her lungs
Just had my date for my operation for rectal cancer- Wed. 8th October - to say tat I'm a little nervous is an understatement! I'm 68 years old & never had an operation before - the only time I've been in hospital was 25 years ago, when I was diagnosed...
Hi everyone I posted over a week ago about some symptoms I have been having. I found some tiny streaks of blood two weeks ago when I was doing a home fit test which came up,as inconclusive. Luckily my husband contacted the company and they sent another...
I have experienced loose stools for the past 10 years and was diagnosed with IBS back then. My MIL died in June which kicked off an episode due to stress. Horrible cramps and rushing to the loo every time I ate. I went to the docs to try to get to the...
Long story… 1 year ago my husband gone to GP for hemorroids. He was referred to a private hospital, but in NHS system. First they performed a colonoscopy. All was ok. The hemorroids were resolved. But my husband remained with abdominal pain for 1 year...
I had colorectal surgery on 15th July 2024 and now have a stoma (Colin) and a Barbie Butt, and I have been very positive about the whole thing, once I’d got over the initial shock and talked to people who had gone through the same operation. However,...
I’ve been lurking around here for a few months but this is my first post. I’ve been having loose stools for all that time but couldn’t get up the courage to go to my GP mainly because it was quite erratic. Coincidentally I got a letter a few weeks ago...
I had an Apr resection dec 2013 for colorectal cancer and a permanent colostomy. have struggled with my diet since as prior to my surgery I had a high fibre diet (to help my IBS) which very rarely caused me issues.Now my diet is very bland as otherwise...
Hi, this is my first post in the group. I was diagnosed with a tumour in the ascending colon on the 27th March of this year. Had surgery on the 10th June to remove part of the colon and lymph nodes. It wad all contained and no cancer in the lymph nodes...
Hi Just want to introduce myself. I have recently been diagnosed with colon cancer and have Surgery on Thursday. It has all happened so quick since I first had the Colonoscopy just over 2 weeks ago followed by CT and MRI scans. It still came as a...
