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Hi my partner has terminal cancer of the osphegous and abdomen , he’s not very good at moment and deteriorating each day , we are wanting to get married asap can anybody point me in the right direction please
So my colonoscopy date is Friday, was meant be a fast track but got lost somehow so close to 4 weeks wait instead of 2... Obviously feeling anxious but more about others if its bad news ... telling my kids etc ... So I have 2 questions... which is...
So my hubby had a liver resection in July 22 with no further treatment and we are now fast approaching his first set of surveillance scans..his Colorectal Nurse told us his bloods weren't bad but CEA was slightly elevated at 5.7 but that they weren't...
Had surgery in November and this has been successful but returned to work and found out that they offered the position I applied for to external candidate i haven’t even had a welfare check since I returned early December although I was called to an...
Hi, my first post, well not really as I posted somewhere else that was maybe not the most appropriate - still finding my way round here. I've committed to Folfox IV Chemo (via a PICC line) starting in a few weeks. This follows a bowel cancer diagnosis...
After having a TEM surgery in November and a sigmoidoscopy last week it showed that the colon has narrowed due to the surgery. I have been having problems going to the loo, it has now confirmed the problem. Consultant advised using laxatives on a permanent...
I had my operation on 9th March and all went well. Unfortunately on 20th March I had a bleed from the wound in rectum. The wound did clear within about 4 days. Unfortunately I have incurred another wound which is discharging. Have had a swab and today...
Hi there, I was diagnosed with colon cancer in December following several months of extreme anaemia. There were no other symptoms apart from blood in my stools so I was shocked. I am on day 9 post right hemicolectomy surgery now. Everything went well...
Hi All I have always had a "bad tummy", always passed small rabbit like stool however normal a lot of the time too. First started getting bleeding at age 20, always put down to piles. I do normally have the piles symptoms with it. About 8 or 9 years...
