Hi all, I’m new to this and let’s face it not wanting to be part of this group like I guess we all feel! Diagnosed 20 June and had my scans. Meeting consultant on Tuesday. I haven’t told many people and haven’t told my teenage sons until I know what I...
Yesterday, I was given my cancer diagnosis. The results of the colonoscopy found a 6 cm bleeding tumour in my sigmoid colon. I have been so unwell since Christmas that my quality of life has been affected, but I am relieved to finally have a diagnosis...
It's been a bit of a whirlwind few weeks, going to hospital for a blood transfusion, and coming out 7 days later after colon cancer surgery. Not had time to get my head around the big 'C', what happens now, a bit all over the place!
Hi Everyone, I had my first oncologist appointment today and it was news I didn't want to hear. There was a lot of information and I didn't take it all in but the main thing was the TNM was 321. She said they didn't like to use the stages as it didn...
I'm 56 and from a routine screening had to have a colostomy. Three polyps removed, two benign and one had cancer cells. There was . 0.5mm margin of error, so firstly my surgeon did a flexisigmoy to determine where the polyp was, which was very low and...
Hi I had colorectal surgery 5 weeks ago and still in discomfort in the area the surgery was, the surgical team has said it takes a while for it all to settle. Although the tumour has all been removed I need chemo to 'mop up anything left behind -...
Hi! I had a low anterior resection last Monday and am now home. I didn't need a stoma, which I'm grateful for. I'm freaking out about the risk of anastomotic leak, LARS and what the histology might show. At first I was a bit constipated, but today I have...
2 years post sigmoid colectomy and chemo . Pulmonary mets awaiting treatment or just observation as am fit and have a fantastic quality of life Doing some reading regarding non cytotoxic treatments… Anyone tried Fenbendazole tablets ?
Hi all, I have been having flare ups of bloating, really bad abdo pain and cramps and change in bowel movements since May. They will last 3 days and then go away for a few weeks. Went to the GP and he said he wasn’t sure what it was. I suffer from agoraphobia...
I am 55 diagnosed a year ago colorectal cancer then spread to liver. Update chemo/ radiotherapy aimed at shrinking one in colon to allow surgery not only shrunk tumour but its gone. Liver tumours. Very deep so they done a PVE which cut supply of blood...
