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Hello all. I'm about to start XELOX (CAPOX) chemo and would like to know what tiredness people experience after the Oxaliplatin injection so that I can build up a picture of what range of tiredness & duration to expect please? I'm in my 40's and the...
Hi I’m new on here after recently being diagnosed with colon cancer which was found in my surrounding lymph nodes. I had half my bowel and appendix removed on the 12th Jan this year and received the dreaded news 4 weeks later, 3 more weeks and here...
Had my chemo yesterday asked the nurse if my results were in she had a look and said they were but she couldn't tell me so she went to look for a Dr but none around so she rang me specialist nurse she knows me well, couldn't get hold of her the nurse...
So happy and relieved to say things are far better than I’d hoped! So I have no sign that the cancer has spread and the tumor hasnt gone through the colon wall! Two nodes nearby are slightly enlarged but they’re not sure if that is a sign of cancer...
Yes I'm new here. I've been diagnosed having bowel cancer on or near my ascending colon. I do not have a blockage. They said it's a big one 80mm. I've had the colonoscopy, two CT scans and two keyhole surgery cuts, both at the same time. I have an appointment...
Hi I was diagnosed with colon cancer in April of last year. The tumour was removed in May, along with one affected lymph node. Unfortunately, I only managed two out of four CAPOX rounds as my kidneys were really struggling. I have now learned, that...
My diagnosis has been a complete whirlwind. We lost my brother in August last year, he was only 64, so I put the change to my bowel habits down to stress and convinced myself the blood was my imagination. However I went to the Dr at the end of November...
I'm booked in for another colonoscopy next week to remove two polyps. I'm also booked in for a pre-op assessment. They're looking at removing the cancer and, possibly, 5cm each side of it. Generally speaking does entail a stay in hospital or a day visit...
Hello everyone, I am new here-it is not me but my lovely boyfriend of 5 years who has advanced bowel cancer spread to liver. We only found out 2 weeks ago that he had secondary liver and possibly lung cancer (he is 41 and wasn't really unwell) and...
Hello, I am not sure how best to start something like this but I guess to start somewhere, I can give you some background. I am currently a 32 y/o man and had been suffering with abdominal pains since October 2020. In January of 2022 It was found...
