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I’m Graham from Cardiff. Had my surgery 8 Feb and now at home recovering. Any thoughts here on exercise? I’m doing or trying to do 10 minutes a day at the moment. Also any top tips on diet would be good - I’ve seen the MacMillan leaflet - but for...
Hi Court, Well I’m off tomorrow on a wee 3 day trip up to Dundee with hubby and one granddaughter in tow. Im not walking very well at the minute as my right hip is playing up. I’m hoping I’ve just pulled something putting my decorations away as there...
I recently had a left hemi-collectomy staged as pT2 N1a. one lymph node out of 21 showed metastatic deposits. My pre-op CEA level was 2.2, so low and the node was not Apical, i.e it was close to the tumour site. My oncologist has recommended Chemo,...
The worst valentines day of my life. I have been suffering with heavy periods so was under the hospital for this and due to have a hysterectomy, I'm anaemic so my doctor suggested I do a stool sample just to eliminate any issues there. Had a colonoscopy...
Sometimes we cross paths with people here and they leave us with a strong sense of who they are and the warmth and generosity of spirit they give to the forum and the world around them . Phoebeb21 was one of them and brought so much good to this small...
Simon just home after first chemo infusion as you have all said came home feeling the cold and fingers sensitive. Couldn't understand all the tablets he came home with if you could advise me. Chemo tablets steriods antiibiotic anti sickness capecitabine...
My pump came off on Saturday and the horrible days are now in full swing,I'm tired,the taste in my mouth is horrible food tastes the same, feel a bit down today think its the scan tomorrow I'm stressing about it.
Hello Lovely People. I haven't dipped in for a while but having just finished a video consultation I felt I needed to talk. I am on BEAM, my second line of treatment as 5FU and Avastin failed within weeks. I am lucky - my Stage 4 BRAF positive...
Hi hubby just got diagnosed with advanced T4 bowel cancer. He had 2 admissions to hospital with perforated bowel & was told diverticulitis. He had 6 & 1/2 hrs of surgery & a stoma. Shock horror when we attended what we thought was a routine appointment...
Had my scan letter today ct next week and j can feel my anxiety levels rising already gosh its so stressful but necessary. I'm trying not to think about it anyone else feel the sane at scan time?
