Hello, sorry if I babble on as I’ve never been on a forum before. I started at the end of last year with what I thought was problems with my haemorrhoid. I’ve suffered with them on and off for years. But in the January things hadn’t got any better...
Hello, new here today. I've been treated for colerectal cancer having surgery to remove a tumour last October. Then had chemo (IV 4 doses, with chemo tabs) which finished last Feb. Told CT scan in March was all clear. Then had blood test in June which...
Hi all has anyone got the same as me my names angie by the way an a few weeks ago I got diagnosed with anal cancer T4 N2 I'm getting a pet scan on Tuesday an a stoma on Thursday has anyone got similar
Not sure where to begin really but to introduce myself first. Iam Renaline just joined MacMillan and finding my way around the site. Diagnosed with bowel cancer April after completing stool sample via post. To say this was a great shock was un understatement...
My husband was diagnosed with stage 3 CRC in 2022. He has had FOLFIRI prior to an op to remove the tumour followed by radiotherapy, a second op to remove affected lymph nodes and finished a course of Xelox six weeks ago. We were warned of side effects...
Hello, Just wanted to make contact. Have been lurking here for some time having previously been on the anal cancer forum. My polyp was so close to the anal verge that my surgeon wasn't sure whether I had anal or rectal cancer. He has now confirmed that...
Dear all Although I am new to this forum I am quite a long way along my bowel cancer journey. What has struck me reading the entries is how different everyone’s journey seems to be. My journey started in December 2021 with a bowel resection following...
Hi everyone. It’s a new world once diagnosed with this isn’t it?! I’m recently diagnosed and just dying to get my head around it. I’m a 78 year old, previously very fit woman, as I thought! I have a met on my liver…possibly one lung…and the tumour is...
Had a colonoscopy two weeks ago and got confirmation that is is cancer a week ago. MRI and CT scan two days ago, meeting with the surgeon today - preliminary results shows it's not likely to have spread. Team will study the scan results and form a treatment...
Hi there I wondered whether anyone had any words of encouragement/experience regarding small lung nodules. I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2020, have recovered from a number of major surgeries and chemo over the last few years and was really...
