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Hi All. Hope everyone is doing OK and keeping well. Just a question. Mum has been given her op date however the past few days has been experiencing pain on the right side of her abdomen. The tumour is on the right. Is this a common symptom with bowel...
Hi there, been off grid whilst awaiting dads # 2nd date for surgery. So, he got the Op last Friday & his Consultant called me 8pm to say, although took a lot longer than anticipated, he was pleased with how it went. Dad was chirpy on phone the next...
Hi All I had a dissected right helicolectomy In August. 19 nodules were removed, 1 of which was cancerous. Yesterday I had my first round of chemotherapy. I had an infusion over 2 hours of Oxaliplatin. Today I started Capecitabine twice a day...
Hi, I have just joined today. I started 4 cycles of Oxaliplatin & Capecitabine today, with the Oxaliplatin IV. I am experiencing tingling in my hands and feet but also quite severe in my jaw and glands in my neck , which makes it too difficult to eat...
Tonight, I hate seeing all the posts in the past few weeks. Seems like younger people come on here, which I hate to see. I really wish them all the best. Tonight, I'm cooking Pilau Chicken & Rice - which is easy & cheap.
Hi I'm elly I'm new hear looking advice really so my doctor says I have ibs the problem seems to have got worse constantly conspatied 3 days now iv been pooing out pebbles doctor has done fit test that came back normal bloods normal iv been referred to...
I have just been diagnosed with bowel cancer. I had the colonoscopy and endoscopy yesterday and the CT scan today, I dont know yet what grade of cancer and what my treatment options are. I, and my wonderful husband, have been thrown into this with no...
My husband had hartmans procedure 4 weeks ago. He was very unwell for weeks before and now has a wound that is still not healed and requires packing every 2 days at our surgery. Consultant is happy that cancer was all removed and nodes that he removed...
Hello, I have just joined the Forum and this is my first question. After surgery to remove a tumour in my Sigmoid in November, I started 4 cycles of Oxaliplatin & Capecitabine (CAPOX). I experienced many symptoms after the IV, cold/tingly hands and...
Hi there I was diagnosed with cancer three weeks ago and found out on Friday that it doesn’t look like it’s spread. I am beyond relieved, as I had worked myself up convinced it had spread to my liver. My op is on 4 January, so I’m making the most of...
