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I, just want to share with some people who might understand really. V worried about symptoms. Longstanding fatigue (years!), now constipated for 4 weeks (not something that's ever been an issue) with abdominal pain and sciatica. Seems I have a partial...
Hi, i’d be interested in people’s experience with either, these are the two options available to me. If the tamis doesn’t get it all then i’d probably be due for the resection, on the other hand tamis could be fine. Tamis seems the easier option...
Hi, i’m new to this so i’m not sure how to go about it. my mum was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer late last year and had a colostomy operation and chemo we are anxiously waiting for new treatment as we’ve been given the heads up her cancer may...
Hi, my mum has bowel cancer with liver mets. She has started Capox and was due to have her 3rd cycle today. The hospital have called to cancel it as they said the LFTs are raised, they did say before the last cycle that they were raised but were happy...
Hello everyone, I was recently (May) diagnosed with rectal cancer. I was told after a colonoscopy and then had to wait 5 weeks to find out the treatment that my doctors have planned for me. I did have a CT, MRI and a surgical pre-assessment in that...
It is with a heart full of sadness that I have to share my mum passed yesterday . 15 years to the week she got a letter through the post to say she had a positive bowel screen . Other health issues surfaced and it was not cancer in the end . Mum was...
Hi, a quick summary… I was diagnosed with upper rectal cancer Nov 23, temporary ileostomy Nov 23, 5 day radiotherapy Jan 24, Folfox chemo Jan - March 24, op to remove the tumour and bowel resection June 24. I still have the stoma and I’m hoping for a...
Anyone on here from Northern Ireland? Carer for my sister and she has a number of severe conditions and just been diagnosed with T3 , N1 bowel cancer. Any info gratefully received. There is only her and myself as we have no other family or friends;so...
Hi everyone, I’m Mark. 30 years old. No matter who you are, you find yourself researching for answers when you have / might have an issue - I’d tell my patients off all the time for doing it! (student paramedic)! Anyway, a previous patient told me about...
I had part of my bowel removed, high anterior resection July 5th. I'm still having problems going to toilet, can be very painful. Also I have a pain in my rectum which is there most of the time. Is this normal? Will everything eventually settle?
