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Hi I have been diagnosed with cancer in my small bowel and having chemotherapy at the moment to try and shrink it before they either radiate or operate. Today I have been having blood in my mouth and when I spit it out (sorry gross I know ! ) it’s bright...
I am getting a bit confused about what i can and cant eat when I have my stoma - the operation is 11 days away and I am trying to figure out whether i can keep eating vegetables and fruit. Some advice has been i cant and then the reading material i have...
hi We have a first meeting on monday to discuss plan. what can we expect? feeling anxious nervous a bit sick and so much more.
Hello all- has anyone ever requested a 2nd opinion or change of consultant? I had radiotherapy/ brachy for stage II rectal cancer and all seemed to be dealt with, but I have a polyp at the site which needs resecting. Currently benign but obviously could...
A close family member has recently been diagnosed. A scan result has shown a spot on their liver and they are required to have 2 more scans before deciding treatment pathway. Anyone else experienced this and what it could mean? We now have a 3-4 week...
Hi, new here. I’ve had a torrid week and after 2 scopes and biopsies this week the surgeon has rung me tonight to say it is cancer. I’m 55 with no family history. It’s all a shock. I’m angry, terrified and tearful in turn. MDT is Monday and he said he...
Hi. I am having 6 month folfox treatment after having a right hemi , with 1/16 lymph nodes involved. My ceA level was never checked prior surgery however after my first session it was 3.6 I have just had my results after session 3 and it a 5.6 is it...
Tough going and I am not the same anymore
My wife was diagnosed with right side Bowel cancer , she was informed in March of this year that she had right side bowel cancer ,she also suffers from COPD , Asthma and heart failure she is now 75 years young she seen a few other specialists and on the...
So my dad had a blockages removed from his bowel. Was told then they suspected cancer. Got confirmation today. was told it had spread to Pancreas so they have removed part of it. The cancer from the bowel has been removed. However it has spread to the...
