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Hi I'm new to this group , on the 28th July I had colonoscopy after a positive fit test , the only symptoms I've had was I saw blood , the colonoscopy found suspicious cancer to rectal wall , the month of scans etc were horrendous with the c word hanging...
Hi, I have just joined here, my dad was diagnosed with bowel cancer last week, and has been told he would need surgery and have a storma bag after, his 83 now, I don’t know much else at the moment I am going to go with my parents next week to an outpatient...
Hi. I have been recently hit with the news that I have right side colon cancer at the hepatic flexure. I've been having pain in my right side for months now which during late July caused me to go to a&e thinking it was my appendix. Was given morphine...
So had our 1st meeting this morning - so it’s surgery for right hemicolectomy. Pre op tomorrow so hopefully surgery by end of november. Looks like it’ll be key hole surgery. Hubby feeling very nervous - but unite so hard to judge at moment what he...
Hi, Just wondering if anyone is starting Xelox/Capox soon - as it would be nice to have some fellow chemo friends. I’m a 41 yr old mum of 2. I was diagnosed in July, I’ve had high anterior bowel resection and also a right lung wedge resection. It...
Hi, I hope this is ok to post. I have had 10 abnormal bloods and more recently a positive fit test. Result is 311. Have a colonoscopy and CT scan coming next week. I’m just so worried and wondering if this high result is an indication of high possibility...
Hi My wife has just been diagnosed with a tumor on right side of her colon that has already spread to liver. This has come as a massive shock since there were no symptoms at all before a single dizzy spell that led to blood tests and then a ct scan...
Hi. Is anyone else getting sick of all the views on assisted dying being put forward by people who don’t have cancer?.for my part anyone who hasn’t suffered should not be qualified to comment. I am on the inside looking out and I know that anyone experiencing...
After being diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer and going through 5 weeks of intense chemo radiation which finished in May the end is nearly nigh. Today I have finally have got the date for my operation the 12th November. I will be starting with the...
Hi all, i’m having a resection on the 10th although i’ve done bowel prep for the colonoscopy i’m having a different solution for this called Picolax. Generally how long does the first bout last for? i had a rough idea for plenvu, i wondered how this...
