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Hi all, My name is shell i have recently joined this community for support. I am currently having treatment for bowel cancer liver and ovarian cancer had 15 treatments so far, unfortunately chemo stopped working and currently trying a new chemo treatment...
It’s been an extremely stressful three months for me after the initial colonoscopy revealed a tumour in my rectum. The MRI then revealed an incidental finding of a 1.8cm tumour like area on my left kidney. The consultant was also concerned about my liver...
Today I heard the dreaded you have colon cancer that has spread to your lungs. I'm in shock and to be honest it explains the last year and a half. I don't know where to start. I know mental health is a big issue. I am also bipolar with PTSD and social...
Hi all, After a good few weeks of dismissing my symptoms as stress related I went to the doctor who advised "good news it isn't cancer" before she had even examined me, her reasoning was im only 39. After being pushed by my partner and work colleagues...
Hello again My problem is ongoing. The left sided abdominal pain which comes and goes and no definitive diagnosis. I understood from my specialist nurses that I would be seen by the consultant after my 1st year colonoscopy and ct scan, they were all...
Finished my 10 week after successful surgery . .. next journey ?
Hi guys, it’s been a while… so I had my 1 year CT scan June 1st and that came back all clear no local recurrence or metastasis but during the colonoscopy last Friday they did find a adenomatous polyp in the splenic flexure they obviously cut out it out...
In mid-summer I was diagnosed with bowel cancer; glamorously described as 'anorectal' because of its indecisive positioning on the 'rectal verge'. Oh, and secondaries in the lymph nodes in my groin....and they picked up severe mitral regurgitation in...
Hi everyone It's been a rollercoaster of the last 6 months. A&are, surgerysame day, stoma and chemo. Am booked for a colonoscopy through the stoma on Monday morning. Anyone got any tips? Moviprep will be Sunday, got to be at hospital 9am Monday. ...
Hello everyone, I am nearly 84 and already pretty severely disabled by ME. Now I have colon cancer and I feel like coping with that on top of the ME will be more than I can manage. Also I don't particularly want to live to extreme old age and be a burden...
