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Hi everyone, After 12 cycles of chemo (FOLFIRI) and radiotherapy (SABR) to blast 3 lung nodules, the CT scan I had before Xmas revealed one new lung nodule and an enlarged lymph node. My onco is pretty sure it is disease progression rather inflammation...
Good afternoon everyone Had my results yesterday and my fears were confirmed with a diagnosis of bowel cancer. Mine is a rarer form where it is growing on the outside of the bowel not the inside. It is pushing up against my prostate and is causing...
Hi, I had my lower anterior resection for upper rectal cancer on the 15th December and I just feel completely exhausted and with a few complications post op, I am, for the first time feeling a bit fed up with it all. I had done a pretty good job of...
I have my annual scan on Monday and I'm worried as I've been having stomach and back pain for weeks. Not been to dr's as I broke my wrist in November and have just started to get movement in it.. couldn't face anything else. My colonoscopy in June was...
On my second infusion of chemo for bowel cancer. I have experience intenxe nausea and sickness. My third infusion was slowed from 2 to 3 hours but had to be stopped after 2 hours as I was so unwell. Has anyone else experienced this, and how was it remedied...
I had bowel cancer surgery October 14th which was very successful but I'm really struggling with all the after effects that come with this condition especially bowl movements I really have to think before I go out anywhere....
Hi and Happy New Year. Post surgery, follow up CT scan. Surgery for Rectal cancer end of March 2023. Colorectal cancer nurse phoned last Thursday to say there are numerous nodules on my lungs. Had bloods done for CEA markers. I have permanent Stoma...
Hello all, My husband, age 35, is in the process of being investigated for Bowel Cancer. He had a colonoscopy on the 21st December and there is a big bleeding mass in his bowel. They took biopsies and he had a CT on Christmas Eve. He has already spoken...
Hi. I am new to the site my husband got diagnosed with stage 4 bowel and peritoneal cancer 4 weeks ago major shock as he had no symptoms and was found on a routine bowel test. He will be starting chemo in 2 weeks with the hope for surgery following this...
HI i had a colonoscopy on 2nd December where they removed a small benign polyp, but found another which unfortunately was not safe to remove. The doctor at the time told me it was 4cm sessile polyp in my sigmoid? colon and that it looked very suspicious...
