Hi All I was told 2 weeks ago that I have bowel cancer and that the team believe it has spread, so another MRI and PET CT done but nothing further has happened. I know things take time, and discussions are needed at MDT etc but this journey has felt...
Hi there, I have just turned 40 with 2 young children and have just been given the diagnosis of rectal cancer and going through the process of grading and seeing how far its spread....any on advice when best to tell children or rest of family??? At...
Hi all, 4 weeks into my colon cancer diagnosis. On 2nd June had surgery to remove part of colon that had tumour, was in hospital for 3 days, they have said prognosis is good but still a wait of 4 weeks for results. I'm eating little and often, following...
Hi all, just wanted to introduce myself, im Lou , 56 , and currently being investigated for suspected colorectal cancer due to high CEA level blood test and positive FIT test . Feeling a little bamboozled by it all as live by myself and no one really...
Hello! So today is diagnoses day for me, bowel cancer with a possibility spread to liver and lymph node. Further scans this week and surgery booked for next week. Huge whirlwind for me, after over a year being miss diagnosed and finally forcing my GP...
Just back from Consultants appointment. Hubby has had all the tests. Bowel cancer, spots on the lung (found by CT scan) being referred to oncologist. Bowel specialist wants to see hubby again in 3 months. After chemo I assume to see if surgery is an option...
Good evening all, I have bowel cancer stage four. I've just undergone three months of chemo which unfortunately, has not been successful. I'm moving on to radiotherapy followed by a different drug combo. The main reason for posting is that around the...
Hi I'm new to the group and have recently started chemo following surgery for a tumour in my sigmoid colon. I was wondering if someone could recommend hand creams and moisturisers as my skin has really dried out and can be quite painful especially in...
Hello there, I am on my 8th cycle of Lonsurf with Avastin and the fatigue is really affecting me, does anyone have any experience of improvement with dose reduction or whether the fatigue stabilises with continued use or is it likely to get worse? When...
Hi everyone, my dads journey began in March 23 with prostate cancer, doing well with radiotherapy but unfortunately fast forward to January 25, it had spread to his bladder, it was discussed at his MDT meeting to take both organs out, this was done in...
