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So here we are in July . I will be honest it feels more like winter where I am . For any new person this thread is for encouragement . To see how people are tackling life away from cancer or in spite of treatments. Mum has managed to contract covid...
Hello, I went to the doctors around a month ago due to a change in bowel habits (went from once a day to 5-10 times a day and loose with some blood). Did a FIT test which came back over 400, and bloods which came back with out of range kidney & liver...
Hi. I was diagnosed with colon cancer in February and had a right hemi colectomy. I’m currently in week 11 of a 12 week cycle of chemotherapy. Since having treatment last week I have become extremely emotional. Is this normal when coming to the end of...
Hi all, I'm new here and hoping someone could give some advice specifically with regards to certain chemo side effects. My mother in law was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer a few months ago. The prognosis isn't good, without treatment she was...
Hi my husband had a stage one tumour removed and resection last July which sWas found on routine scan as was going into hospital to have oesophageal tumour removed. He had both ops at same time. He is still suffering with a lot of diarrhoea and dreadful...
Hi I have just joined, my husband was diagnosed with colorectal cancer with 4 liver tumours at diagnosis in 2015 with 35% chance is survival….had surgery and chemo then was clear for 1 year 2018 Then 2 more tumours were found in his liver so they...
Hi all, I have been on Capox (8 cycles) unfortunately the 7th cycle seems to have been the kicker and I've developed constant peripheral neuropathy in my fingertips and toes that spreads up my feet. The oxaliplatin has been dropped from my final cycle...
My husband is having Folfox and had bad side effects after 1st chemo cycle. He had vomiting, nausea, diarrhoea, dizziness, tiredness, migraine but worst of all he couldn’t get his words out, was very confused, disoriented and behaving very strangely....
Has anyone been through this treatment? my dads colorectal cancer with it now reappearing back in the lungs after the chemo getting rid of it for a year. he’s now been moved onto this new treatment and wondering if anyone has any advice or what to...
Good Morning All, My dad has recently been diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer, everything has happened so quickly it's hard to keep up, especially with all the Medical jargon. little bit of background information my dad is fit and well, he went to a&e...
