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Could people please share their experiences of 'life' during chemoradiotherapy? My oncologist has told me I can expect to "feel sore", during my treatment, and that I might experience some diarrhoea., but that any side effects should improve within...
I’m taking Picolax today ahead of a sigmoidoscopy tomorrow. Is it ok for me to drink Bovril as one of my liquid meals? Thanks.
Hi everyone I saw the colorectal team yesterday and they confirmed that the growth in my rectum is cancerous. Thankfully the scans show no sign of it having spread anywhere else. The plan now is radiotherapy to shrink the tumour so that it'll be easier...
Thanks for letting me join this amazing group. I’m here for my husband, I’ll start at the beginning. 5 years ago he was diagnosed with kidney cancer, had his kidney out, yearly CT scans all fine until last year where Lymphoma was found, had a PET scan...
If you are told you have a tumour on the right side of the rectum, does that mean MY right side, or on the the right side that the doctor is viewing (i.e. my LEFT side) ? Thanks x
Good afternoon everyone So blessed to have a few days of nice weather ahead. I have looked back at my short journey so far to this point and count myself so very lucky that we live in a country with such a wonderful and caring NHS. Also that things...
Hi. I was told back in feb/ March I have terminal cancer. I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 21 and it has metastasized from there , hence being terminal. I cry almost everyday I'm 54 and just got my life on track when I got the news . I feel cheated...
So we had Tony's latest CT scan results today and as expected his cancer has progressed quite significantly in his liver and it's likely that his inability to eat and loss of appetite is probably down to the cancer burden..so together with the oncologist...
I’m a bit scared that writing about it will make it more real but I also think it’s the right time to say hello its been a whirlwind. I’m 42 and thought I was super healthy, vegan, exercising 4 times a week. Even the night before this happened I was...
My oncologist has told me that there is a 30% chance of a complete response rate to treatment after chemoradiotherapy. My colorectal surgeon is less optimistic - saying that complete response rate is more like 10% My surgeon has told me that I WILL...
