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MDT met yesterday to discuss my case. I had a meeting late yesterday with the Screening Nurse Practitioner so that she could give me some feedback from the meeting. Since my colonoscopy on the 11th (after which I was told I have colon cancer and a rectal...
Had bowel surgery in June and today started the chemo tablets just wondered if anyone else has had them and do they have any advise thanking you
Trying to stay positive and keep getting on with my life as best I can but they don’t make it easy. Diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in feb 2024, not curable but treatable and inoperable at this stage for the foreseeable. On my 12th round of chemo...
Good Morning dear friends, I went into hospital a week ago today for a resection of the lower bowel and a permanent Stoma. However, they couldn't remove the full lower bowel through the rectum because of scar tissue from radio and chemotherapy, it could...
Nathan West is a Norwich supporter who 'got trolled' but the wider football family have taken him 'to heart' and turned the narrative completely. His original target was £50 Worth reading https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-08-21/football-family...
I've been reading so many of these threads for a long time and also ready the stories on the site of young people in particular who have been diagnosed with bowel cancer. I'm 29 and have been experiencing bleeding from my back passage for over a...
I’ve had stage 4 bowel cancer since feb 2021. I’ve had lots of chemo, immunotherapy and lonsurf. I have the braf v600 mutation so difficult to treat but I’ve run out of options after finding out lonsurf has failed. I haven’t gone down the rabbit hole...
Hi I'm 8 weeks today post surgery. I was able to have 3 tumours removed by having my colon removed. As there's been no spread I'm lucky not needing chemotherapy. Unfortunately I've tested positive for Lynch's Syndrome which is a genetic origin for the...
Good evening I am new in group. I am 50 years old Done Fit test as noticed some blood in my stool , after fit test was urgent referral to have a colonoscopy on the 5 of July during my colonoscopy I was told I got a tumour in my sigmoid , biopsy...
Hi What should i expect at my first oncology appointment and does treatment start quickly . I believe iv to get radiotherapy and chemothraphy to shrink tumour . Im extremely anxious at best of times so Im trying to prepare myself for appointments...
