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Additional side effects affecting quality of life after chemo round, only 2nd round but even 6 days later I'm still having these effects. It's crappy to begin the week knowing that just 1 week from now, I have to go do it again. A break from the chemo...
Hi my husband has recently had a FIT test result of 33.9 & we are really worried about the possible outcome. We are waiting for a colonoscopy date & have a scan on 12th March
Hi All, My name is Kev and my now 80 year old mam had an operation in July 22 to remove Stage 3 Bowel Cancer tumour. The op went well and she has had regular check ups since, blood tests fine, scans etc, fine. A long term issue for my mam is diahorreah...
Hi, I've had a colonoscopy where they discovered a big polyp, then a MRI scan which showed it had grown, then a flexible sigmoidoscopy to remove the polyp and it had grown again but they couldn't fully remove it as they found a bigger lump so took biopsies...
I received this in my NHS app, does anyone have any idea Dgm
Good morning, I had my oxaliplatin infusion on Friday morning, since Friday evening I have had pain in the muscle of both calf’s. It’s worse when I walk downstairs. I have spoken with the oncology hotline and they told me to keep an eye on it for a...
Hello, my husband was diagnosed with rectal cancer two weeks ago. He is having his pre-op tomorrow for tpe. I’m finding it difficult to process and am extremely worried about the operation and how life will be post op for him, and us.
Hi, I'm still recovering from bowel surgery to remove a stage 2 tumour last September. On the whole I feel great, and whilst I haven't had any trouble with bowel movements, when I need to go, I need to go! I want to enjoy concerts again, but being trapped...
I have just been diagnosed with Stage 4 colorectal metastatic cancel having had surgery and 6 months chemo a couple of years ago. I am waiting to see the oncologist in a few weeks when they have completed some further tests. As things are largely out...
Hello, my 81 year old Mum has recently been diagnosed with stage 2 cancer in the ceacum. It's a small tumor presently. She has been advised by her surgeon not to have surgery due to her age and general health. She is reasonably well with mobility issues...
