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Hi I'm newly diagnosed with rectal cancer and awaiting result on my liver Plan of action is radiotherapy then chemotherapy then bowel resection with stoma Then liver operation, this was all given to me on the day of diagnosis My head was a shed...
Hello, I had a left hemicolectomy back in October. 36 lymph nodes were all clear and there was.no metastasis. But the tumour was T4. I decided against chemo as was told it would only slightly reduce the chances of recurrence. Now I have symptoms similar...
Hello , I was diagnosed with a stage 3 tumour in sigmoid colon Jan 16th.I had a bowel resection 29th Jan and I'm now a week into chemo. My husband has been having symptoms fir a long time..much longer than me and he's now waiting for a colonoscopy .I...
My husband has a stage one bowel cancer he is too frail to have an operation or any out her treatment . He is 80 yeahs old and had mid stage dementia. Has anyone faced this and what will his future life be good or short .
I'm undergoing Capox treatment and one of the side effects I have is tingling finger ends if cold. I'm not over worried about it and have been basically ignoring it so far. But then I wondered if, when I get the tingling when handling cold items, going...
Hi All, I have had all my treatment now, firstly with major surgery and then finished off with chemotherapy when I was strong enough to have it. I am now in recovery and have the great news of no- reoccurrence of cancer, it was a tough time from start...
Hello, Fist here! I am just over halfway through 4 cycles of CAPOX. Can anyone tell me if it's ok to have an alcoholic drink now and then? I like a glass of beer with my supper, and the occasional glass of white wine with friends. Also, I've been keeping...
Hi all I have been diagnosed with rectal cancer, approx 5cm, low down in rectum and affecting muscle fibres of anus. Radiological staging T3 N1 M0. My question is regarding a second opinion. NICE guidelines state that for my staging chemo/radiotherapy...
Bowel Cancer UK have just published a new revised version of this booklet. A lot of people have found it really helpful at the beginning of their treatment so thought I’d pop the link on here https://bowelcancerorguk.s3.amazonaws.com/Publications/Bowel_Cancer_UK_Your_Pathway_V10...
Hi Everyone, I’m currently a week into a three week pause of my CAPOX chemo. By the time I got home from the hospital after my first IV of the Oxaliplatin I was already feeling really unwell. I’ve basically copped for a lot of the side effects and to...
