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My son starts chemo next weekend he is having a pic line fitted who will flush this and make sure it's ok
Hi, my mum has bowel cancer which has spread to her liver. She underwent a bowel and liver resection around 4 weeks ago. Hospital advised surgery had gone well and both bowel tumour and liver lesion were removed. We weren't told size of lesion or how...
Hi all, I’m new to this and let’s face it not wanting to be part of this group like I guess we all feel! Diagnosed 20 June and had my scans. Meeting consultant on Tuesday. I haven’t told many people and haven’t told my teenage sons until I know what I...
Yesterday, I was given my cancer diagnosis. The results of the colonoscopy found a 6 cm bleeding tumour in my sigmoid colon. I have been so unwell since Christmas that my quality of life has been affected, but I am relieved to finally have a diagnosis...
It's been a bit of a whirlwind few weeks, going to hospital for a blood transfusion, and coming out 7 days later after colon cancer surgery. Not had time to get my head around the big 'C', what happens now, a bit all over the place!
Hi Everyone, I had my first oncologist appointment today and it was news I didn't want to hear. There was a lot of information and I didn't take it all in but the main thing was the TNM was 321. She said they didn't like to use the stages as it didn...
Hi all! Those following my adventures in all things bowel cancer related will be aware that I contracted Low Anterior Resection Syndrome after surgery. I am also sure that some others in the group likely did the same, it seems sadly all too common...
I started having some symptoms of cystitis yesterday and have tried to flush it out by drinking lots of fluid, with some progress. I start radiotherapy on Monday and concerned that this will delay treatment. If not better by tomorrow I will probably have...
Hello, My husband has just been diagnosed with primary bowel cancer with multiple liver metastases, both lungs, peritoneum, lymph and with some bone involvement (though no visible lesions). So a lot all at once. His main symptoms have been fatigue,...
My husband is starting Folfox next week and reading the list of side effects is terifying. Has anybody had this treatment? How were you on it? It mentions life threatening allergic reaction, heart attack, blood clots, throat spasm and a whole load...
