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Hi I am new here, My father is 82. 2 1/2 years ago he got a tumor right where the rectum begins. He went through radiation and oral chemo (pills), but they had such a devastating effect on him he said no to a colostomy and infusion chemo. So, the...
My dad used to be a very young "old man". It's in his genes. His grandfather was born in 1898, and died in 1988 after decades of being a farmer, a coal miner, and a railroad worker. His mother died in 2019 and at age of almost 97. She could do everything...
Peco offers negative pressure also known as rac. Apparently it is supposed to help heal a wound by pulling it together. I’ve looked online and it looks like a normal dressing but with a battery operated electrical pulse. it’s about the size of an ipod...
Hi all. I am new to this and need support as to how i navigate this. Yesterday I had a colonoscopy after having rectal bleeding for some months. There was a clear mass low down in the colon. Obviously for now that’s all I know. How do I navigate this...
I was feeling quite positive after a negative FIT test and now I've gone to the loo and there is dark blood in my stool. I'm freaking out. My husband died of bowel cancer seven years ago. I cannot believe the same fate awaits me.
I'm hoping my attendance in this group will be brief (for good reasons, of course). I feel a bit of a fraud posting here as I've just done a FIT test and have to do bloods and a second poop sample Tuesday (for infection). My symptoms have only been two...
Hi all, my name is Evie i’m 20 years old. From 2022 i have had some amounts of blood in my stools and whenever i wipe, also the sudden urge to use the toilet after each meal and not feeling like i was empty, i just ignored these symptoms as i thought...
Hi everyone I'm Beth 35 mummy of 3 small hoomans from West Yorkshire. I'm just wondering if anyone has any or had some of the same signs/symptoms as me, I'm currently awaiting my colonoscopy.. So I've had bleeding/blood in stools on and off for a few...
Hi everyone I went for my colonoscopy consultation this morning and she examined me, she said I cried out at 7oclock twice when she was going round and then she felt some 'irregularities' at my 5'oclock. She also said my haemoglobin levels are good...
Hi I have stage 4 bowel cancer/liver mets and over the last 6 months have suffered with pain whilst opening bowels due to various things with the main one being an anal fissure. Today my consultant has suggested botox injections which are booked...
