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Hello, i wonder if anyone can help me my partner start on cetuximab in October 2022 for bowel and liver cancer at clatterbridge and has been told that surgery maybe possible but he would need to be off chemo for over 6 weeks to have a CT PET scan and...
Hi all, I had surgery 3 weeks ago and am doing well, but feel like my blood pressure is pretty low..... not dreadful but can be 100 over 65. Heart rate low 50s, once 49! Am fairly fit but not an athlete by any stretch! I did read this can be normal...
Hi everyone my Dad is going through chemo for metastatic bowel cancer but he’s ended up with an infection and dehydration, he’s currently in hospital weak on antibiotics. They said this is common to get an infection while with chemo and just wondered...
Hi all, I’ve had my surgery just before Xmas and all went ok with key hole. The outcome was the tumour was taken out. The tumour had gone through the tissue but the MDT advised lymph nodes clear and margins clear. Cancer gone. As it was stage II I have...
Since starting all the tests I've been having panic attacks, mostly at night. This is a familiar pattern to me as I have experienced them for 35 years and had learned how to manage them fairly well. Lately though they have become pretty intense, culminating...
Hi , I was told I need to have a stent put in my bowel and not sure what this entails, someone from the hospital has just called and said it’s a all day thing as I’ll need bloods etc and a enema before the procedure at 2pm . has anyone else had it done...
I’ve just a few days ago been told I have bowel cancer and I’m still feeling shell shocked. The consultant was optimistic that after surgery and maybe some chemo I will be ok but that hasn’t stopped me worrying. Such a whirlwind of emotions, I’ve been...
Hi I don’t know if anyone can help but I’ve read a lot on here of people having surgery however I’ve been advised they are looking at radiotherapy/chemotherapy for me. Has anyone had experience of treatment without the surgery please? Thank you
Due in at 7.15am tomorrow, absolutely dreading the whole thing but mostly being away from my kids for 5-7 days!! Have been told I will possibly have stoma so had appointment with clinic today to mark the site. Waiting to take the 2nd dose of picolax also...
How long after meeting surgeon did people have to wait for their operation?
