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Hi all, So I'm awaiting results for my five year CT scan thorax abdomen pelvis on a watch and wait program. In the mean time I have had a rash of blood spots on the back of my calf for a few weeks so I sent pictures of this to my GP who rang me today...
Hi , I suffer from extreme health anxiety which affects me daily . The last 2 days I have noticed that my poop is thin but not flat . It kind of looks like garden worms . I started a no carbs Keto diet 2nd January and not sure if it could be linked to...
I’ve just read through the notes that the Dr gave me after my colonoscopy. He describes my cancer as “ 35mm depressed lesion” . I’m worried that because it’s depressed it means that it’s growing backwards into the wall of the colon rather than put into...
Hi, I’m new here. My husband got diagnosed with colon cancer which has unfortunately spread to his liver. It has all been a bit of a shock. He is only 55 and we found out by chance because when he went to give blood they said he had anaemia. He has absolutely...
Hello, I am a 66 year old Scottish grandma and although I joined this forum in 2020 and have benefited and taken encouragement from the many texts I’ve read , this is the first time I’ve actually posted . My motivation behind his is to possibly give hope...
Hi. I’ve was told I have Bowel Cancer on Monday (15th Jan) after a colonoscopy. Still waiting for biopsy results to make it official, but I’ve already had a CT booked for this Sunday to check the stage and whether it’s spread. I’m 44 and I’ve got two...
Hi All, Just on here to have a bit of a winge and to be a baby! So I had my 1 year check back in November, bloods and CT scan all good, but referred for a colonoscopy as well to cover all bases. Anyway, the appointment has finally come through which...
Hi everyone, I'm new here. My dad was diagnosed with inoperable colon cancer in April 2022. His condition has now progressed and he's moved in with me, I feel like we're now looking at a few months left with him.
Good Afternoon All Mum had her first Chemotherapy session on Monday lunchtime. It finished with an "episode" where she was struggling to breathe, talk and couldn't use her left arm (the arm which didn't have the IV in). It passed with the help of Oxygen...
Hi Everyone, I just thought I would do an update & ask a couple of questions if that's okay So after being told I had rectal cancer on 29th December & waiting 3 weeks for the scan results etc I was told on Friday that thankfully there is no spread...
