Hi, I’m Sarah I was diagnosed on 25 October, had my conversation with the consultant yesterday, been told it should be mid- December for operation, waiting on the exact date. Full large bowel removal as risk reduction surgery due to family history,...
Hi All , newly diagnosed, early colon cancer , awaiting to have operation for removal , I am feeling so overwhelmed and scared
Hi I'm new here... already had surgery for bowel cancer...now going onto cycle 5 but really struggling...does it get any easier...side effects are awful
(30 male) Finally spoke to a GP today, who is going to get me in for a colonoscopy. He wants me to do a FIT test first, and if that's positive I'll be put on 2wk referral. But even if it's negative, he'll book me in for a colonoscopy anyway, just less...
Hi all. I hope you are all keeping safe and well. I wanted to ask if anyone has advice or some experience with the issues I’m experiencing. I have recently started chemotherapy it’s Cetuximab. I’m starting to get a rash on my face. I would appreciate...
Hi I'm 105 kg and 5"10 and they want me to take 2800mg twice a day.of capecitabine so 5600mg a day.
Hi,just wondered, how quickly do you get after affects from chemo, I have my 1st one coming on Tuesday, will I feel anything during and straight after ? or does it take a day or so to kick in?
I have been clear since May And I am on watch and wait. I have had my first quarterly check and my markers came bag at 6.2 . So I had another scan and more bloodsand a sigmoid colonoscopy they did not find anything on the scan but my bloods came back...
OK so I had a tennis ball surgically removed at the end of May 2023 (after about a years toing and froing as to what was wrong with me). Started while in Spain with "acute runs to the toilet" trying to cross your legs and keep it in. Initailly diagnosed...
Hi, I'm 1 week post surgery, lost my transverse and descending colon, part of kidney and stomach, bit of a shock, can't get past my anger at gp who wasted 6 months giving me useless antibiotics. Thank god for the bowel test kit, within 4 weeks of test...
