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Hi, I’m new to this and hope I’m writing this to the right audience so forgive me if not. I’ve just come out of hospital having had surgery to remove a section of my colon including my anus. My questions are based on the “anal wound left. I’m really...
I was due to start Xelox next Tuesday but it’s been postponed as the nurse wants the oncologist to check my bottom wounds. I can’t see the oncologist for a couple of weeks. I had Aper surgery 12th Dec 2022 and have about 1cm wounds in my bottom. I had...
I know a few of us have issues with tagging people in on posts. Macmillan have advised me that this should be resolved in the next system update although they don’t know when that will be as they like to keep downtime to a minimum. The issue with editing...
Good morning, My mum has just completed her 12th cycle or Folfiri and Cetuximab treatment, she also has five days of Filgrastim injections each cycle. She has been getting increasing side effects each cycle, particularly urinary symptoms and they are...
Hi, Newbie to the group (probably baby of the group too). 35 and got diagnosed with stage 2 bowel cancer 3 days before Christmas .
And here we are in 2023. Let’s see what we can achieve despite all that’s going on . My son is reading a book about making one small change at a time so we left granny sleeping and headed out for a nice mother and son walk . He does not do that too...
Hello I’m Dave and good morning to everyone. My story so far is that I was diagnosed last spring with bowel cancer and was operated on in early May. Since then I have suffered with what I thought was unique to me but after browsing a few threads and...
Hello all Not sure if am in the right group as i have a rare one G I S T had 40cm of perferated tumour in total part from my lower intestine and part of my colon. My bowel is left in got a new one fitted to my outside called Keir Stoma (on a bag its...
Can anyone tell me is it normal for you to pass blood when at the toilet after chemotherapy and radiotherapy it’s been two and a half weeks since my treatment ended 13 th January . I have rectal cancer the oncologist said at my clinic that the bleeding...
Hello, I’m Sebbie (female aged 54), thought I’d say hi! My second time joining a forum, I’ve joined the illeostomy group too this week. A bit about me, I had an obstruction detected in my bowel in Oct 2021 and had it removed. It was malignant and I...
