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Hi I've been on here a while trying to offer positive support to those who have recently been diagnosed, or are living with cancer. I feel so lucky in that I have come out of what was a very bleak prognosis, and thanks to major surgery, am now back...
So Jay has just told me today that he is scared about this PICC line being inserted he's scared it's going to be painful and how he'll cope with it. If anyone out there has any experience of having one of these fitted would be grateful for some advice...
The roof of my mouth is so sore with ulcers after chemo I can hardly swallow I've used the mouth washes it's so awkward to get to it think I'll go to chemist tomorrow see if they have a spray. Oh the joys.
This was on may CT scan a few weeks ago, is there any treatment/surgery possibility to kill this off, or is it inevitably going to get me? I hear about CRS and HIPEC for Peritoneal metastases, might that be an option?
I am now getting anxious again - I have 2 appointments at the hospital tomorrow. After 2 colonoscopies I was told that they were fairly sure I have rectal cancer. The reports have come back and they say high grade dysplasia. They have given me a T3 N0...
Hi Everyone! So, went for Jay's oncology appointment today and it's as I've headed, it's sort of good news. It's `baby steps` though because I consider us still not out of the woods just yet. They are going to start Jay on 5FU a week tomorrow (16th...
Hi family I am to start Folcirinox for 3 months, every 2nd week, taking home a Chemo bag for an additional 72 hours Then onto radiation and Chemo tabs for 5and a half weeks. And then on to surgery if the tumours have shrunk. Is there anyone out...
Hi all, Thought I would post some good news! I was diagnosed stage 4 with mets to liver 2 years ago. I've had chemo, liver op, radiotherapy and bowel op (all the details in my profile). This week I got my CT scan results and it's all clear, no sign...
Hi all haven't been on in a while so thought I'd put a little catch up. So after my telephone conversation with my consultant registrar she told my they would be introducing cetuximab to my treatment so off I went to my treatment 3 weeks ago but couldn...
Good evening, it is at this time of the night and into the early morning when I start to worry and think about my recent diagnosis. I have an appointment on Friday 9th to get CT results and a plan for my bowel cancer. I found out on 22 November and it...
