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Hi all we are two days away from husbands planned operation for a liver resection for liver metastasis. he health with his APR surgery quite well and “Ken butt” but I’m so nervous that again only 6 months later he’s having to have major surgery again...
A bit of background first: I was diagnosed in September 2021 following a positive FIT test and colonoscopy. Followed by a CT scan in October 2021, which showed no spread. Surgery followed on 12 November that year (Lower Anterior Resection with loop...
Good news is that I have been told that I have now completed 5 years of surveillance of CEA tracker for Bowel cancer, however does anyone know whether the 5 year period is from the start of treatment or the end of treatment. I am asking because I am still...
Hi my husband has stage 4 colorectal cancer with metases to liver and lungs. He wants to go to the Arcadia clinic in Germany for treatment. Has anyone been there? Can you share your experience. Did it work?
Hi, new here - diagnosed with a very low rectal cancer on August 19th, due to start chemoradiotherapy next week, but I'm really struggling with pain and not really getting anywhere when I ask anyone aboutbout it. From what I can work out it is tenasmus...
Hi, I was diagnosed out of the blue a few weeks ago with cancer of unknown origin. Biopsy results confirmed advanced right sided colon cancer and I finally saw the oncologist today. I signed consent to begin folfiri and bevacizumab in the next few weeks...
Hi everyone, I just wondered if anyone has had any experiences of very high CEA levels post surgery? I had a left hemi colectomy in June with a 4cm T2N0M0 tumour removed. No chemo required as no lymphatic or vascular involvement, however, on my first...
Hi, I had a right hemi- colectomy on Saturday and was discharged home a couple of days ago. So am 5 days post op. The main issue is that I have constant explosive diarrhoea through the day and night and I feel so awful that I can't eat much at all...
Hi everyone :) I had a lower anterior resection for rectal cancer 6 years ago. All ok for two years then 2 nodules found in lung. Went on watch and wait for 2 years as they were tiny and slow growing then had SABR. All ok for another 2 years then was...
I’ve just found out post surgery that I have/had (no symptoms until blockage!) stage 3 bowel cancer. It’s a pT4a pN2b M0 with 34 out of 52 lymph nodes affected. I had a wonderful very personable surgeon. However I’ve just met my oncologist and he couldn...
