Hello, My husband was diagnosed on 6th December with Stage 4 ascending colon cancer. Metastasised to his abdomen and chest wall. Inoperable and now chemo for life. Prognosis is 2-3 years but oncologist reluctant to answer when we discovered he is one...
Hello All Mum has been diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer 4 months ago. We've done 25 radiotherapy sessions and tomorrow is our first Chemotherapy session. Scared doesn't come close........ the side effects she could have just seem so extensive and...
Hiya. The father of my older two children was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer in July. He has his operation 5th January. He was told before that they will removed the bowel and bladder and then he will be ok. But they have only removed his bowel as the...
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Hi my husband had a colonoscopy on 5th Jan where they found an 8cm cancer approx 10cm up in the rectum we were called into the “little room” and told that it was malignant. He had a staging CT on the 9th and the MRI today (11th) having more bloods...
Hello everybody! This previous weekend was one full of hospital visits. An MRI (which I hated!) and a Colonoscopy (which was more delightful than the MRI!) Anyway, we knew something was there but to what extent we weren't sure. The great news is it...
I had bowel cancer surgery October 14th which was very successful but I'm really struggling with all the after effects that come with this condition especially bowl movements I really have to think before I go out anywhere....
Hello all, My husband, age 35, is in the process of being investigated for Bowel Cancer. He had a colonoscopy on the 21st December and there is a big bleeding mass in his bowel. They took biopsies and he had a CT on Christmas Eve. He has already spoken...
Hi, I’m new to the community. I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in September 23 and had a resection, however I am struggling with constant worry it will come back and my first blood test after my surgery is showing high CEA levels despite reassurance...
Hi all, 33 years of age diagnosed with colon cancer. Had operation 11th October, after surgery got put into induced coma. Recovery was slow. Have an ileostomy due to start chemo FOLFOX on Tuesday 19th I’m reading a lot about neuropathy side affects...
