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I have been told after two rounds of chemo that it is not curable only manageable. I will have to have chemo for the rest of my life I am devastated and have had enough. I have been off work sick for a year and now worry that’ll make I won’t be able to...
I had a meeting yesterday with my oncologist not sure what to think of it really here goes. I've had 15 rounds so far no breaks I've had two stable scans the lymph nodes he said have regressed, he said my kidneys were starting to show signs of dehydration...
Second cycle of Capox. Troublesome cold hypersensitivity particularly fingers on cold surfaces (triggers the neuropathy). Resting and keeping warm seems to work. Is there any benefit to wearing cotton gloves for simple things like getting the butter out...
Hi there .. it’s early days I know, but I’m lying awake worrying. The doctor called me today and told me I had an high indicator in my stool, sample for bowel cancer. My stools have been loose for about two weeks and potent but there has been one very...
Hi I had colon cancer in September 21 had post operative complications spent 6 months in hospital spent 21 days in ICU I have a stoma which I am finding hard to accept I am cancer free but am still der my colorectal consultant due to painful leaks from...
I was due to have my chemo treatment today, at home, but it’s now going to be delayed until Monday.. just worried it will affect the effectiveness of the treatment. Will a few days delay make any difference? Liz x
Hi everyone. Just wondering if anyone had surgery only for their colorectal cancer and been NED a few years out? I was diagnosed with stage 1, T1 but feeling very down and overwhelmed and scared of spread due to no treatment.
It's two years ago - on 22nd March - that I had surgery for cancer in sigmoid colon. And three weeks, yesterday, since surgery for liver met. Amazingly I feel extremely healthy.
I finish radiotherapy and chemo 3 days ago, before i finished I was sore around my vagina and bottom I was prescribed flamzine which eased, I’m in trouble I had thrush so I used a over the counter treatment, my main problem is I have read everywhere that...
Hi everyone. New to this site. I was diagnosed with Rectal Cancer last year. Was due to get surgery around September last year. But scans showed cancer on margins. I got radiotherapy then given 3 cycles of chemotherapy. Didn’t get the last one as blood...
