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My appetite is very poor at the moment I'm on lonsurf tablets I have mentioned it to my team but they just said eat what you fancy but I don't fancy anything in particular. I'm wondering if there are any decent drinks I could take to help me out I'm...
I have just had my first infusion of Oxaliplatin IV and will be taking my first capecitabine tablets this evening. I have noticed pins and needles in the hand and forearm of the hand where I had the cannula in. is this common and looking for advice...
Is it normal to feel in denial? I was diagnosed one week ago following a colonoscopy. This week I've had a CT Scan and an MRI, but don't get my results until Tuesday. I feel well (but still passing blood). I have to keep reminding myself about my situation...
Hello everyone Pplease could you give me some advice. My husband has the above and has been on a cocktail of chemotherapy over the past 12 months. It’s incurable. However his Oncologist about 3 weeks said that he was entitled to have Avastin targetted...
Hi just wondering I’m two years after my resection operation, I had stage 3 with 8 lymph nodes affected then had chemo a few months later . I thought(my memory is not what it used to be ) was told that within a year I would have a colonoscopy and then...
When the chemo pump is taken down lately when I have a bowel movement it feels like I am shitting razorblades does anyone else experience this?
Hi Guys, so we are just over a year post surgery and nearly 6 months post chemo and my bowels haven’t fully recovered toilet wise, I like always seem to be constipated, I have to literally rely on lactulose each night to get me moving, I did have a gastric...
Hi all, I hope you are all having a good day - I danced with my 2 year old, so that was a highlight. I have my first appointment with the oncologist on Tuesday. I have a good list of questions from the Macmillan and other guides, but does anyone have...
Next week I see the oncologist and am due to start chemo infusions alongside oral chemo the week after. i have rubbish veins and having blood tests has been a nightmare during my radiotherapy. can I ask for a Picc line from the start or do they wait...
Hello i have just joined so Hello to all i had my operation a year ago. I was lucky that they took all the cancer away , it had not spread and i did not need any treatment. However I have struggled for the last six months or so with left sided...
