Thanks for accepting me onto this forum. I think I have gained more knowledge from Macmillan booklets than the the professionals treating me although I do use hearing aids so miss a lot, so thank you Macmillan! I was diagnosed with a Rectal tumor early...
Hi thank you Iv read u you our stories they give me a lot of hope tiday I went for what I thought was ti remove 20 mm lesion but the consultant said the pics they had seen were not good he was going to do a fuller inspection of it . He was lovely and...
Anger just hitting me now!! And I'm really angry as in I want to scream, shout, hit and kick! Why only now? I've cried. I've been sad and felt sorry for myself.
Hi, I am 46 yrs old and just found out I have Rectal Adenocarcinoma. They are also checking to see if I have lynch syndrome since my dad had rectal cancer also. I am still in the process of finding out the stage. I go tomorrow for CT scan and 2 back...
Hi I was diagnosed with stage 3 advanced colon cancer last year april. I had to have a stoma in April 22 before treatment of 8 sessions of radiotherapy in June and then 6 cycles of chemotherapy until October. Surgery to remove tumour was done in December...
Hi all, like a lot of people on here I'm going through a pretty emotional time dealing with a family member's diagnosis/prognosis. My Dad is an otherwise healthy and active 76 year old who had to undergo emergency bowel surgery earlier this year. Latterly...
Hi everyone, I don't normally post in online forums but I wanted to share my story, as it's national bowel cancer month. I'm 41, married with 2 children aged 10 & 1. I would say that I've livid a very normal life up until February last year, when...
Diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer that has metastasised to liver and peritoneal cavity, operating not an option. On 5th chemo with injections for low white blood count. To say every single treatment has had varying side effects some that I can cope...
I feel a bit of a fraud joining this group as I had surgery 12 days ago to remove my ascending colon. I'm now back home and recovering well. It was all a bit of a whirlwind and it has felt all along like it was happening to someone else, still does...
Hello all, Will try to make this story as short as possible ... 2 years ago I was diagnosed with bladder cancer (PT1aG3, very early stage). After nearly 2 years of successful therapy and treatment, I have experienced a 3, 4 weeks of complete constipation...
