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Hi everyone, I’m new here, Paul aged 42. I had a weird job interview situation, I won’t bore anyone with it but I worked myself up about it I found myself with frequent diarrhoea enough to see the doc. By the time the test showed up I’d bounced...
Good afternoon! I’m very new to this cancer journey and my husband and I are hoping to get away for a week or so in between my three weekly immunotherapy treatments. Probably going to Tenerife for some much needed sunshine ️ Does anyone have a travel...
Its been 3 yeears since my operation. Bowel still not working right. I have to take Loperamide daily.
My post-cancer surgery permanent (irreversible) stoma was strangled by my hernia. While being given the pro's and cons of surgery to separate them, and sign a consent form to proceed with an operation we were interrupted by a doctor who, without telling...
Hello, I’m having a colonoscopy on Tuesday and wondering how long I’m likely to be in hospital for? I’ll just be having gas and air not sedation as I’ll have my children to look after later. thank you
Hi Apologies for being yet another one of those people with no diagnosis on here having a freak out but I am spiralling badly and didn’t know where else to turn. I’ve been having more frequent loose stools on and off for several weeks, in between...
My cancer was missed in my August 2024 colonoscopy. Symptoms got worse over the following year, resulting in a T3N2aV1 rectal tumour found in my August 2025 colonoscopy. I have had LARS and an Ileostomy last November and chemo last January. Only managed...
I have just attended a meeting with my consultant after receiving 5 weeks chemoradiotherapy. My rectal tumor is very low down and has shrunk considerably after the treatment. I have been offered an operation which would involve a permanent stoma....
Hey guys, you might see this on other forums too, but I want to help those who get very scared when it comes to receiving a bad FIT result/2ww referral. My mum had a FIT result of 200, but she had a colonoscopy today, and all was clear, not even a polyp...
So, I went in for my first combined session today, and they produced a whole load of new side effects that I couldn’t process and everything in my body turned around and said not to start. So I didn’t, I came home, my girlfriend explained it to my dad...
