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Hi all you magnificent bunch, I'm so glad I have joined this group & after reading some of your stories I thought I'd share mine (my first post). I'm hoping some of you can relate or share your stories with me. Being new to all this, it's so difficult...
Newbie here First diagnosed with Colon cancer (rightside- ascending) originally told stage 3. I had a large tumour and Lymph nodes removed on Nov 21st 2023, recovered well after surgery and felt great! Had a PETscan on Jan 6th and was hoping for good...
I was diagnosed with bowel cancer last year - after successful surgery the cancer was completely removed - bowel resection. Unfortunately my results came back showing I had a positive lymph node - 1 out of 22. - which meant a course of Chemo was required...
Hi All I was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer in August 2023 ( T3b V1 N1b MO. CRM involved) commenced neoadjuvant treatment. Radiotherapy x5 and CAPOX chemo therapy x4. Managed x3 rounds of CAPOX which unfortunately caused ulceration of bowel leading...
Was such a shock to wake up with ileostomy and finding it so difficult to adapt to this alien sticking out of my belly! Biopsy results still not in so cant plan or think past the end of the week. How have others coped please?
Hi has anyone had enlarged lymph nodes show up on a scan. My husband had a scan as had not been well with a lot of diarrhoea and generally feeling unwell. He had an oesophageal tumour removed and a very early tumour removed from bowel beginning of August...
Hi Everyone, Has anyone else experienced chest pains when on CAPOX? I’m only on day 4 and for the last two mornings I have been woken up with chest pains. It was so severe at half five this morning that I thought I was having a heart attack, a really...
My husband has been having really bad stomach cramps, diarrhoea and some blood in poop. Dr did a barrage of tests. Fit test came back ok but Calprotectin was 380. He has since had a colonoscopy where 3 small polyps were removed and the dr also did 6 biopsies...
My husband has recently started treatment for colorectal cancer which has spread to liver. They say it is incurable and he has had a week of radiotherapy and is soon to start chemo. I stupidly googled and terrified myself. Thankfully my googling also...
Hi Everyone, I think I have posted something before... Not sure how to just post something. About a year ago I was very lucky to have had a diagnostic very small malignant polyp removed. However, in the biopsy report it said there was adenocarcinoma...
