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So today we saw the liver specialist today to discuss my husbands potential resection. The consultant was very matter of fact and said basically that he has 8 tumors spread over 6 lobes (we thought he only had 5 all in one place !) 1 is deep and so cannot...
A family member aged 78 might have colon cancer, they have not been told for definite, but they have been given a date now for surgery to remove a large mass and part of their colon. They finally have an appointment to speak to the surgeon ahead of the...
So we saw the oncologist this morning and it's not great news..Tony has more mets to his liver and new mets on his lungs..he has a few affected nodes by his kidney and lower tummy as well...he is now incurable but the oncologist wants to look at control...
Wondering if any one else has had experience of being out of breath when walking, going up stairs, getting dressed. Im 5 weeks post surgery and was feeling great but im now so tired and achey i cant be bothered doing anything. I get bad wind after eating...
So we saw the oncologist this morning and it's not great news..Tony has more mets to his liver and new mets on his lungs..he has a few affected nodes by his kidney and lower tummy as well...he is now incurable but the oncologist wants to look at control...
This has happened so quickly and he now has a stoma and had his first chemo with a one off radiotherapy last week. He has lost so much weight and is weak struggling to walk and hardly eating anything. There is so much to take in with all the medication...
Well the timing is awful but after having a LAR August 21 for Bowel cancer then reversed September 2nd , blocking November 8th. Yearly CT scan showed lung nodules the results are I’m now seeing a lung specialist! To say I’m not happy is an understatement...
I was wondering how long anybody has waited for a scan after radiotherapy . I finish 5 weeks in Friday and have been told I won’t be scanned for another 10 weeks , it just seems a long time to wait
Hello all, I am new to this online group. Im not sure where to start. My mum has been diagnosed with Bowel cancer. Shes had the operation to remove the affected tissue. She had her post op appointment yesterday. She was told that she needs 6 months...
So dad has been home now for a couple of weeks and doing ok ish. He is still very frail. The thing that is upsetting him the most is the smelly discharge he is getting from his bottom ( sorry for be g descriptive) is there anything he can do to stop/slow...
