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I feel a bit of a fraud joining this group as I had surgery 12 days ago to remove my ascending colon. I'm now back home and recovering well. It was all a bit of a whirlwind and it has felt all along like it was happening to someone else, still does...
Feeling a bit devastated at the moment, after 4 lots of clear scans, my nurse phoned me to tell me they have now found a small met on my lung. I asked what size she said 6mm, she said she as emailed the team that ablated my liver. So it looks like RFA...
Hello all, Will try to make this story as short as possible ... 2 years ago I was diagnosed with bladder cancer (PT1aG3, very early stage). After nearly 2 years of successful therapy and treatment, I have experienced a 3, 4 weeks of complete constipation...
Would just really like to speak to someone who knows how I feel
Sorry but I've got to get it out!! In June last year I got told I had 3 lung nodules, which turn out to be cancerous (was treated for stage 3 bowel cancer in 2019); these showed up on a scan a year prior but the radiologist didn't think they were worth...
Hello, I just got back from a dual endoscopy/colonoscopy procedure. The doctor said he removed a polyp, but he was also concerned with several lesions that are now being biopsied. He said he also "traced" them to make them easier to show up on...
Hi All, I am still experiencing bowel urgency problems following chemoradiotherapy and internal radiotherapy (Papillon) for rectal cancer. The treatments finished in March this year. It means that I dare not leave the house in the mornings until I...
My husband has had an APR Robotic Operation. He felt no pain afterwards or during his week in hospital. Since he has come home he has a sore tailbone. Has anyone else experienced this? The hospital have told him to take paracetamol.
First one under her belt and hopefully it will be kind . The infusion went smoothly so that was a help . Have a good day everyone , Winging her way round to fourteen years . Court
I had low anterior resection on 2nd Feb via robot. I did not get a stoma (which I was relieved and surprised about) I have struggled with post op chest infection, severe rectal pain and now on antibiotics for infected wound. I am at the toilet I may move...
