New to all this. Initial blood tests early March all came back fine. FIT test came back 200. Sent for colonoscopy end March and 35mm malignant looking tumour found at the rectosigmoid junction. Knew something was wrong when they fetched my husband and...
Hi all, Got out of hospital 2 weeks ago after spending 4 weeks in hospital, due to a mis diagnosed bowel problem by my local surgery Took myself to a+e with excruciating tummy pain, woke next day to be told I had just had major bowel surgery to remove...
Hi! I am 52 and had emergency bowel surgery 3 weeks ago to remove a tumour causing a blockage. I thought I was constipated and was being treated by GP with increasing amounts of laxatives! I was so unwell by the time of the surgery, I needed to be...
Hi all I'm a 60 year old Manchester guy, been diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer , now waiting for my operation, has anyone had and been treated for this type of cancer.
LARs operation in December, still recovering. Frequent having to run to loo still!
Hello Everyone....this is my first post...I'm a bit nervous but I guess I'm among friends! Last June, a week before my Son's wedding (great timing!), I was diagnosed with Rectal Cancer. Moving on, my treatment has included a temporary loop colostomy...
Hi everyone. My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic colon cancer on 3rd January. Since then life has been like a runaway roller coaster ride, with highs and lows, all of them scary and constantly being out of control. Our daughter got married...
Hey everyone, About 4 weeks ago, my mom was taken into hospital because she was really poorly. She'd been losing weight fairly rapidly, couldn't keep any food or drink down, she had bad back pain and found it really uncomfortable to sit or stand. She...
Hi everyone please bear with me as I am very new to online discussions. I was diagnosed with rectal & pelvic lymph node cancer at the end of November 2022, I subsequently was admitted to hospital over Christmas for surgery to construct a stoma so that...
Hello! My ex husband has stage 4 colon cancer. We have 2 young children together and have a good working relationship. He is currently on maintenance chemotherapy and seems to be doing ok overall. The exception is that he is drinking heavily. I'm concerned...
