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Hi. I’m to start my 5th week of intensive radiotherapy and chemo on Monday for rectal cancer. Thing is I feel like giving up on it. I’m struggling with acute groin pain, fatigue and my bowel movements are excruciating. I just don’t think I can take anymore...
Had surgery to remove the tumour 02/05 and they checked 27 lymond nodes and found 1 with 2 cancer cells anb no cancer cells found next the to tumour based on this started Chemo - then had a CT scan last week, then they arranged for an MRI (45 mins...
Hi I was diagnosed with bowel cancer two weeks ago I’m still in complete shock this can happen to me, I have a good family and friends support network but would like to talk to others that are going through the same as me. Had a stent fitted to open my...
Hi everyone, After having abdominal pain (from all around my abdomen) since April, and multiple ultrasounds, blood tests etc., my GP took a still sample. It was positive so I was fast tracked and in the last 3 weeks have had a phone consultation, colonoscopy...
I have a real fear that I may be prone to further cancer, whether it be bowel or some other. The thought just hits me and I get further anxiety which I already suffer with. Can I discuss this,l find very difficult as people tend to want to tell me...
Had an MRI done yesterday on my liver and it wasn’t the nicest of scans I’ve had. I thought I’d be waiting or having to phone to get an appointment with the oncologist, but today I got a call from the hospital saying I’ve got an appointment on 30th August...
my husband on his 2 chemo on autoimmune treatment he got a rash that's cover most of his body inches very red some areas little raised areas but no temp with it as garden nope too sleepy not done any eating sort of well ish but nothing new been to chemist...
Hello, I had a colonoscopy on Friday (11th) after a positive FIT. I have colonic polyps (2 removed), diverticulosis and an ulcerated malignant rectal tumour. I had 8 samples taken for biopsy. I was taken from recovery for an immediate CT Scan for staging...
Dad came home from hospital yesterday after surgery to remove some colon. He now has a colostomy. We have lots of questions with regard to living with a colostomy that perhaps his stoma nurse won't be able to answer and that only some one with a colostomy...
Hi guys so have my meeting tuesday with all the consultants i think i have most of the information anyway tho so not sure what else they will tell me ♀️ i had my live mri results back which showed that they are just cysts so no spread to there which is...
