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Hi my husbands had a bad side effect to his first Folfox causing disorientation, confusion and unable to speak. Brain scan shows chemo caused changes and he also has a blood clot in picc line. The oncologist is reluctant to do more chemo in case...
Any recommendations on natural goodness to take to help immune system? Energy levels? Anything I’ve been told no supplements from over the counter. Anyone else take supplements though which actually help?!? Fatigue , achy bones is bad. Thank yo...
Good morning, I have a number of different exploratory tests going on at the moment to try and get to the bottom of my health issues. Any advice, shared experience would be gratefully received. One possibility is that I may have bowel or stomach cancer...
Hi everyone, I didn’t expect to be typing on here 3 weeks ago. Having gone to the Doctors just under 3 weeks ago I have had bloods, colonoscopy and CT scan. MRI is in 4 days. When I had the colonoscopy I was told they had removed 4 polyps and come across...
My other half has had 1 cycle of Folfox and had such bad side effects. We expected vomiting and tiredness but the worst was the vomiting, migraine, terrible confusion and disorientation and not being able to find his words or speak properly which scared...
I had a fantastic phone call yesterday from the hospital as I have been waiting for my results from my scans. It was very positive and they said my chemo radiation has worked and the cancer hadn't spread and the tumour had reduced in size so have been...
Hi there, My aunty has stage 4 bowel cancer spread to liver. She has been poorly and in pain so oncologist booked urgent scan after 4th cycle. (FOLFOX) CEA markers from blood results are 500 and scan shows the chemo hasn’t worked. So they will start...
The colorectal team consultant contacted me yesterday to tell me that they have asked for an urgent Colonoscopy as they are not in agreement that the primary cancer is from colon According to my CT scan there is no stricture of the bowel and I am able...
Hello to everyone, new and old on the forums. I've been reading through some of the relevant threads (very carefully due to my very new diagnosis and delicate frame of mind because of it) and I have to say that this information and support beats "Dr...
I have just started chemo and immunotherapy for adenocarcinoma in my stomach and peretinoum ..I have had infusions at the cancer centre and now on tablets at home ....so I am now on day 3 of a 21 day course ..to date I have not noticed any major side...
