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I had a bowel resection 9 weeks ago. Thank God I don't need further treatment. I still have bad diarrhea most days. Is this normal, how long will it last. I am not confident to leave the house most days as I have had a few accidents and just don't want...
Hello! I am in my early 40s and have recently been diagnosed with bowel cancer/ colorectal cancer. I have a primary tumour in the transverse colon. This was picked up at routine screening as I had a borderline ovarian tumour removed more than 5 years...
Hi Guys , I am new here but struggling to cope with my current health situation I have been suffering a bit from red blood in my stool this isn’t constant but will appear now and then and being 41 i thought i better get it checked out (i have...
Hi all, not sure if this is the right place to post but feel I need to talk to some people that maybe going through the same as me. I am a massive health anxiety sufferer and turned 40 earlier this year. I convinced myself this would be my year booked...
Hello. Just after some advice and wanting to know if others have the same issues. Bit of background: I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Bowel cancer in July 2023. Successful surgery at the end of August and the then 6 cycles of chemo starting in November and...
My husband has just been diagnosed with rectal cancer. He’s only 40 and we have a 4 year old girl and a 7 year old boy. We’re only at the very early stages of this journey still waiting on CT and MRI for staging and treatment plan. I was hoping to find...
My dad has just started Chemotherapy, so the journey has only just starting. Ive been looking on here and a lot of posts mention CEA levels, which i can see people mention they arent accurate but they can, use them as an idea of level of cancer. How often...
I had surgery for colorectal/anal cancer on the 11th April. A week before surgery I filled up plant pots for the tomatoes that I sowed in March. I potted them on to their final position, placed them in the greenhouse. So glad I did it early because there...
Waiting for colonoscopy appointment in a few weeks time . I had very few symptoms initially, apart from noticing a small occasional amount of blood on stool . (Routine screening test last year was negative) . Looking back, I also had occasional pain down...
Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone has advice re wait times for virtual colonoscopy results? I had one this morning and it’s showing the report has already been uploaded and sent to my consultant. Does this mean something has been flagged up...
