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Hi, I was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer of the sigmoid colon in January 2023, surgery followed in February, followed by 12 weeks of Copax chemotherapy. It’s now around 3 months since I finished the chemo but I still have some slight numbness and background...
Had my colonoscopy a few days ago, the tumour is on the caecum, and has been there a good while. Though a previous CT scan indicated it hasn't spread. Having never even heard of the caecum before I looked it up, couldn't find much but what I did find...
I was diagnosed with bowel cancer a couple of months ago and I’ve had a series of tests since then. The outcome is that I need surgery to remove it but because the surgery will impact on so many other organs, the decision has been made to have chemotherapy...
I was diagnosed with bowel cancer back in January. Luckily it was caught early and, at the end of March, operated on and removed. At the same time I was diagnosed two friends also found out they had cancer, though theirs was more advanced. One friend...
HI all, I'm new to this, as this is my first discussion. I started Chemo on Wednesday, and was told to expect all kinds of side effects, but up until today, the only side effect I have experienced is pins and needles in my fingertips when I touch something...
Hi there How are your days starting? Hopefully reasonably ok. I’ve been wondering, and haven’t had the chance of asking my doctors yet, how long after chemo ends are our immune systems likely to be dodgy? I should finish my capecitabine on Friday...
Hi all I have today had my formal diagonises of T4,N1,M1 bowel cancer, which has spread to my liver. Everything to me seems to have happened at a fast pace, which started with an emergency operation to remove the right section of my colon. So at that...
Hi , i've not posted for ages , i've been in limbo. I had to stop my immunatherapy 6mths ago and then wait for the side effect to calm down. Im so tired all the time and secretly worried about what then beasties are doing .im seeing.my consultant in 2...
Hi guys me again so im starting chemo on monday, going to have my picc line inserted tomorrow im really anxious aboit starting it but also happy its getting underway, they told me they putting a strong dose as they want to chuck what they can at me to...
Hi this time last year I had a full hysterectomy due to having cancer of the womb, Yesterday I got my test results back telling me that I have lynch syndrome, I sort of knew that I had when they said there was a mutation and that I needed to be tested...
