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Hello! So today is diagnoses day for me, bowel cancer with a possibility spread to liver and lymph node. Further scans this week and surgery booked for next week. Huge whirlwind for me, after over a year being miss diagnosed and finally forcing my GP...
My husband has just been diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer. He is only 51 and we have 2 children aged 13 and 14. Its come as a real shock, we thought he might be suffering with IBS but sadly not. The plan is to start chemo and then hopefully he can...
Just back from Consultants appointment. Hubby has had all the tests. Bowel cancer, spots on the lung (found by CT scan) being referred to oncologist. Bowel specialist wants to see hubby again in 3 months. After chemo I assume to see if surgery is an option...
Hoping to be accepted for Neoprism clinical at UCLH in London having been diagnosed with colon cancer last month. Has anyone else been on the trial?
Morning all…I have recently been diagnosed with very early BC after positive FIT test and colonoscopy. However I am not keen to have the op as I am the primary carer for elderly parent, I live alone and work full time. I will not get paid for time off...
Good evening all, I have bowel cancer stage four. I've just undergone three months of chemo which unfortunately, has not been successful. I'm moving on to radiotherapy followed by a different drug combo. The main reason for posting is that around the...
Hi I'm new to the group and have recently started chemo following surgery for a tumour in my sigmoid colon. I was wondering if someone could recommend hand creams and moisturisers as my skin has really dried out and can be quite painful especially in...
Hello there, I am on my 8th cycle of Lonsurf with Avastin and the fatigue is really affecting me, does anyone have any experience of improvement with dose reduction or whether the fatigue stabilises with continued use or is it likely to get worse? When...
Hi well this feels weird talking about myself feels s bit like a dating app .hi im 6.3ft and s millionaire oh wait no im fat short and poor. It's more of a fishing expedition on treatment from anyone who's also long term type 1 diabetic. Treatment folfox...
Heroes don't always wear capes, this one wore a football strip and a big, winter coat. People who aren't LFC fans are surprised by who wins the 'greatest Liverpool player of all time' polls, it's not Stevie G or Mo it's always the same man, Kenny; and...
