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Hello All, I know this is early to be assuming the worst, and my test results could mean many things, but I popped on to the Macmillan website to look for some advice of the process of referrals consultation etc, and found this forum which looked like...
Morning everyone. Had my op (robotically) to remove my sigmoid colon on the 8th. There were complications and the surgery took 8 hours! They have managed to join my bowel up so I don’t have a stoma. I’m allowed to drink fluids but no food as yet! Started...
Hi all! As regular readers will know, I am part of the POLARiS study into Low Anterior Resection Syndrome, which some of you probably suffer with, as I do. I have been fitted with a temporary sacral nerve modulator implant, which over-writes and controls...
Hi, new to the group, I was first diagnosed back in 2022, I’ve just had my sixth operation after having my second recurrence, so I’m now finding it very difficult to get excited for the “all clear” and struggling with the “what next”
Hi all This is a horrible time for me like almost everyone on this forum....been reading lots on here I've had bleeding and change in stools for a while but it does come and go but more recently I would say it's becoming more common There's not...
Can anyone suggest how my husband can make sleeping more comfortable he can’t lie on his side because of it and founds it hard to sleep on his back his other side has an injury so can’t sleep on that either thanks
Hi all. Had bowel cancer surgery three weeks ago xx thought I was doing ok xx was walking a bit and doing ok, but I feel like I’ve been run over with a combine harvester. No energy. Could hardly dry my own hair this morning. Is this normal?
Hi , I had a positive FIT test in February 2022 went for colonoscopy in May which showed up " a huge " polyp 3 - 7 cm in size surgeon managed to remove some of it and get a couple of biopsies which showed it was benign, because of its size he couldn't...
What a whirlwind, 3 weeks ago went to GP with symptoms of colon cancer, I was still not convinced when I went to see Dr it could be anything that bad!? … Now I have been turned inside out with every test going (I think) and waiting for results. I was...
Hi i had heard that there was a cancer forum for stage 4 diagnosis. is there a link please? Thanks
