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I have noticed a lot of people on here get their staging before their operation and this confuses me. I got mine after a 5 hour surgery T3NOMO....before the surgery they did think that it had not spread from the CT scan but there was no comment on official...
So oncologist has reduced my oxy dose as the Peripheral neuropathy is getting quite bad, how long after reducing dose should I notice a difference, had my new lower dose Friday but the cold sensitivity is still like super bad, I’m really struggling now...
My partner was diagnosed with colorectal cancer 4 years ago. He’s had 4 surgeries, chemo and radiotherapy and has two stomas now - colostomy and urostomy. He’s coped well with it all over the last 4 years. His 3rd surgery was to treat metastatic cancerous...
Finally had my results back from my double cancer surgery. The mastectomy showed that the cancer was cleared with good margins and no lymph node involvement. My oncologist said they will see me again after my bowel treatment for radiotherapy and hormone...
V grateful as my GP has been fab and generally grateful for 2ww referral and the NHS in general but without sounding like a spoilt child also bloody terrified right now. I have anal pre cancer, I normally post over there, and I was given a cream for that...
`Every cloud` as they say, and I think that is what has happened to me today. Got up this morning mood was `flat as a pancake` even posted here saying how down I was. A few weird but lovely things have happened along the way though. I got a delivery this...
I was told I had rectal cancer in May 2022 I received radiology and chemotherapy for 25 days In August 2022 the idea was to reduce the tumor in size then operate the treatment did it’s job so I could have surgery . But my wife died of the same cancer...
Hi Everyone! I'm feeling really down today and don't know what to do. I was at my son's house yesterday looking after my little granddaughter and it was great. I just did not feel like coming home last night and just felt that it wouldn't bother me...
I have been diagnosed with bowel cancer but it has been caught early. I am so very lucky and blessed that this has happened early. But I feel anxious as I am not working at the moment as I am a bank worker and while I am waiting for a date for surgery...
Trying to watch the TV to forget all about cancer and what do Coronation Street do?? throw it up in your face. Now they think the character Daisy has breast cancer. Just wish the soaps would stop using this topic for storylines they all seem to follow...
