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Hi. I had my operation one week ago and all went well, but i am now expiriencing pain on the right side of my torso - It feels like it could be a muscle issue but was wondering if anyone else suffered from this after the op?
No operation just yet, nope, now they have decided I'm to have Chemo and radiotherapy. I have a meeting with an oncologist on Tuesday (yep, April fools day!). I just want to be told something is happening and it actually happens!!! People need to plan...
My father is 72 and was diagnosed with rectal cancer, T2N1, he just had 2 sessions of radiotherapy along with capecitabine tablets, in the morning and evening. 25 sessions of radiotherapy along with the tablets to go (5x a week), so by the first week...
Ten weeks ago I had a stoma revesal, I am struggling with the incontinence. Going through loads of nappies and pads!!! I do understand it can take 6 months to a year ( so my Dr keeps on telling me) Does anyone have any tips to make life easier. I have...
Hi, I had a colonoscopy on Tuesday which was a horrendous experience, and watching on the screen I could see what looked to me like an infected ulcer. It was a blacked area that was bleeding. I was told immediately after that I have cancer. I was on my...
My son has bowel cancer and has to have an operation what is the preparation leading up to this.
Hello, I am looking for see if this has happened to anyone else! (In the hope that this will put my mind at rest...). Long story short: after 4 rounds of Folfox chemo I was extremely short of breath. So, instead of starting the fifth round, my onc...
Hi, My mum has had colon cancer surgery last week and we have been told it was a success, she had a biopsy to see if the cancer had spread anywhere else. The surgeon said In his opinion it looks like it hasn’t spread anywhere else. The biopsy results...
Hi, Met my colorectal surgeon today at st.james found out the extent of my disease for the first time too. We thought it was sigmoid 4cm and 3 liver mets even after 6 cycles not understanding why leeds were involved on the colon side as well as liver...
Hi everyone, I finally had my consultant appointment today after nearly five weeks of waiting for results etc. I am happy to say the lesion on my liver doesn’t seem to concern them but they will monitor. Hopefully this will be of some comfort to others...
