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Hi, I have my 1st appointment on Friday to get all my results from my Colonoscopy and CAP CT scan. After my colonoscopy the doctor told me straight away it was cancer, I saw it myself and they took 7 biopsies. Who’s likely to be at my appointment...
Hi everyone. I am new to this forum and writing in for my mum. She was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in May last year. They were able to get the whole tumour from her bowel successfully and she is now undergoing chemotherapy for the metastasis...
Hi all, I am new here. i was diagnosed in Nov 2024 with bowel cancer, stage 3. Had tumour removed 11th Dec via keyhole, sadly I then had complications, which ended with me having an emergency operation on NYE and having stoma . I spent 5 weeks in...
Hi, I've got Rectal cancer, T3N2M0, and am about to have my 4th Folfirinox chemo cycle at 100% this week, (i have them every 2 weeks, and spend nearly the entire 2 weeks really ill) and I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me if the side effects of the...
Hi everyone, This is my first post here. Following surgery for rectal cancer I have recovered well and was expecting to return to work in a secondary school after Easter. I now know that I will start a 6 month course of capecitabine and I am wondering...
Hey all. I have a random question. I was diagnosed with bowel cancer last year. Had a resection in December and lymph nodes were all clear. Pretty plain sailing and I had a pain free good recovery so I’m extremely lucky and happy. On Thursday I had...
Have bowel cancer with spread to the liver. Let me tell you - it’s really been a battle. And the liver feels very inflamed and painful all of the time. It’s much worse in the morning and feels like a stabbing pain - almost like a pricking where the tumour...
Hi I am new to this site. I am a 64 year old male in generally very good health. i was diagnosed with bowel cancer following a colonoscopy as a consequence of a positive bowel screening. 3cm tumour removed approximately 4 weeks ago by way of an anterior...
Hi all, I have been diabetic for a few years (type ii). I was then diagnosed with bowel cancer. Removing the cancer got rid of my diabetes. i have tried to go back to low carb eating several times since chemo ended but each time it upsets my tummy...
Hello everyone this is my first post on here. My stomach issues go back about 5 years when I first noticed bloating when I ate. Since then I've had a colonoscopy Which resulted in diverticulitis which I was told it was nothing to worry too much about...
