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Hi everyone, I posted on Tuesday to say hubby was in theatre having his right hemicolectomy. Obviously he was poorly when i got to see him later that evening, he is slowly recovering, having good and bad spells throughout the day. The surgeon had...
It is nearly four years since my operation, I didn’t have a stoma. My husband says I should ask someone, as i am constantly, what i can only describe as burping, or belching, it is not painful in any way, and not necessarily after eating, just curious...
Hi I'm very new here, only just diagnosed. I'm 29 years old and was completely shocked when I got the news as I imagine anyone would be. I honestly thought I just had a case of IBS originally.. I remained hopeful until finding out my liver is completely...
Good morning, The oncologist phoned yesterday to inform me that I have low phosphate but they are still going ahead with round two today. Does the chemotherapy cause low phosphate or could it be an absorption issue? I have considered the fact it could...
I completed my joint radio and chemotherapy on 24th January. This was to reduce a rectal tumor (3cm) and blitzing the surrounding lymph nodes. i have been more unwell since completing treatment especially with diarrhoea which I’m trying to control with...
Hi All I really should've joined a while ago, reading through all of the help and shared experiences is incredible. I was diagnosed with rectal cancer in April 23. It had also spread to the liver and there were a couple of tiny spots on the lung which...
Hi, I have a stoma due to bowel cancer, the op was in October, afterwards I declined chemo. Since then I have heard nothing about any follow-up appointments, is this because I refused chemo?
Had my first cycle of Folfox yesterday & wearing the pump at home for 48hrs… 2 weekly cycles for 12 weeks. All seemed to go as planned at the hospital and the Picc line definitely helped with the ease of infusion and bloods etc as I didn’t feel anything...
Hi Everyone, I hope everyone is as well as can be. I’m now six weeks post surgery and the last two weeks I have gradually started to feel a bit better. I’ve felt a bit stronger each day and had a little more energy. My bowels have generally started...
Hi, my husband was diagnosed with rectal cancer just before Christmas. We’ve had a long wait to start treatment, long story but he had to have a PET scan and we were told yesterday that the cancer has spread to his spine in several places and his lungs...
