Hi, I Joined in on Box Day. I am just about to break down. :( is my first post. Just to say hi, and see if I can get some advice. My husband was diagnosed in 2019. He used to cycle to see the doctor. He had an operation and one course of chemo....
I was cleared of cancer February 2023 by chemo tablets and radiation but I have now been told it has come back and I have to have an operation in January and possibly a stoma bag. I'm very worried as my son had to have a stoma in 2022 and he had a lit...
Hi. I am newly diagnosed with sigmoid cancer. I am on the low residue/low fibre diet but actually finding that food is of no interest - has been for a while. Treatment plans have not been discussed....just told not to get blocked. Hope to get...
Hi I have just joined after seeing an advert on instagram. I was diagnosed with bowel cancer late November. My only symptom was eating loads of ice. Someone suggested I was anemic so I had a blood test. Apparently anemia is usually the only sign of right...
It's been a bit of a rollercoaster. My parents live half-way across the world, in a lovely sunny, warm place and a carefree lifestyle. Until it comes to medical support - the protocols, in theory, are the same as the UK. In practice, they are anything...
Hi I'm supporting my husband who had a perforated bowel in October and a stoma formed. We were told it was cancer and he is now having chemo. He didn't have any symptoms and had a clear bowel screen test In March so it's been such a shock for us. He...
Hello there… just wanted to tell my experience and tell where I’m at. in April this year I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. I had surgery and now have a permanent stoma. After biopsy, it was found that one lymph node was compromised. So had 12...
Hi I am a 71 year old male. I was diagnosed with Colon cancer earlier this year, the tumor was aggressive and had to be removed along with part of my Colon, after 8 weeks the results came back as in a grey area which the Consultant advised that they...
Hi everyone so i am 51 almost single mother to 3. This is the 2nd time for bowel cancer for me the 1st being 2008. I was offered a tpe but unfortunately due to other health issues im not suitable. Since then they have offered to remove.most.of the cancer...
Hello. I think I'm still in shock and my diagnosis hasn't quite sunk in yet. After a colonoscopy last Friday, my surgeon has written on my report, 30mm colorectal cancer and malignant colonic tumour. 10 biopsies were taken, so waiting for confirmation...
