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I am so pleased that I found this forum, as it is a real support at a frightening time. My partner is about to begin 6 cycles of CAPOX for bowel cancer, prior to surgery and I have frightened myself when researching the side effects, and also concerned...
Hi all had full report on Friday my liver mets are all stable so the folfori rechallange has worked, I can breath for three months untill the next one. Keep going warriors xx
Hello, I have asked a couple of questions on here, but don't know where or how to find out if anyone has replied to me - any tips? I'm a 76-yr-old woman, living on my own, not very good at e-technology! I had surgery- a right hemicolectomy on 5th December...
Hi , Hoping someone can help me , I've had an awful time recovering from my high anterior resection surgery , I had a fainting episode , they think it might have been a stroke , I'm 2 weeks post op , I still feel terrible , Im on antibiotics...
Hi , I've been diagnosed with bowel cancer with a 6cm+ tumour in the top corner of my bowels , I seem to be in pain alot , I've put it down to food passing it . Does anyone else experience any pain ??
Hi All , Hoping for some help , I had my surgery on the 28th February, High anterior resection sigmoid Colon , Spent miserable 6 days in hospital , but was discharged as I felt okay and the pain was manageable , I just had a pain on my right side...
Hi, I’m new to this forum but not new to cancer. I have Ocular Melanoma and a blood cancer. I’ve just had a hemicolectomy and results of cancer with lymph node involvement. I am due to start CAPOX next week and I’m really anxious of the side effects....
Hesitating to post this as I think it’s something maybe doesn’t get discussed often, and it’s pretty yucky - only I can’t find anything online. My husband has terminal bowel cancer. With mets to lungs and lymph. He has an ileostomy. Today there have...
I had two rectal polyps. Proximal polyp is a tumour and am receiving treatment. Distal polyp was benign, removed by Sigmoidoscopy. Can someone please explain what the terms "distal" and "proximal" mean in this context please? I understand that distal...
Hi all, I went to my oncologist last week hubby and myself were waiting to see him for my scan results, appointment was 12 12.40 still wasn't in and there was only one man in front of us, then I heard two l ies coming down the corridor crying very upset...
