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Hello everyone. I wasn’t able to have chemo this weekend as my port wouldn’t bring blood back- 4 nurses tried and they tried various drugs etc. I have just been told I’m BRAF this week and just really wanted to get another chemo in before a scan to see...
Hi All I'm due to start my first round of Chemo on 8th Feb and, well, I'm a little scared but feeling positive too about starting treatment to get rid of this 'Gremlin' as I not so affectionately call it! I've read so much on what to do and what to...
Bit late to start this but thought we could encourage each other with positive points to help us through January ! Managed a short walk just before we lost the sunlight ! So far a short walk each day has been my goal ! take care , Court
Hello all I’ve not been on here for a while. I have been focusing on my recovery. So good news my bloods are all good I returned to work on Monday having taken a year off during my treatment for Bowel Cancer. I am a different person both physically...
Hi my husband is just finishing cycle 3 of 4 of Capox he is taking omeprasol antisickness but its not really helping. He has felt progressively more sick and exhausted with each cycle. Has anyone had better results with one of the other antisickness drugs...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-68110020 Well this is just amazing . For the last 14 years as we start a new year I always wonder and post that maybe this year will bring the science forward a bit and they have delivered . I think this...
Hi , I recently posted about my partner - now husband who has been diagnosed with bowel and liver cancer . We were able to fast track our wedding which was a beautiful day . We saw oncologist last week , I feel we’ve been living in our own bubble surreal...
Hello I'm new to the Forum, but my colorectal cancer history is in my profile going back to 2019. I am now on palliative treatment, & my oncologist next week is going to try me on Raltitrexed & Irinotecan to hopefully shrink the lesions that are causing...
I came across this group while on Google. i had a colonoscopy yesterday and was told I had a 35mm lesion at the rectosigmoid junction. The Doctor said it was very flat and that didn’t notice it at all on the way in and almost missed it coming out, thankfully...
Hi Just making myself known. Had a colonoscopy (camera up the back passage) two days before Christmas because of anaemia. Shocked to be told a had a tumour in the upper right ascending bowel bend. No symptoms other than a faint trace of blood in a FIT...
