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Hi, I’m glad to have found this forum. I’ve been doing the regular bowel screening tests since I turned 60. Four years ago it was abnormal, and I had a small benign polyp removed. Two years ago it was clear. This one was abnormal, and after my endoscopy...
Hi everyone, I’m 24 and have had bowel cancer twice, just wondering who else uses these forums as I’ve never used this one before! Hope everyone’s having a lovely evening x
So today we were back at the hospital and was told my partner has stage 4 cancer of the rectum its spead to his lungs and was told its in his lymph nodes aswell and is incurable! Hes only 40 its just so much to take in and i dont no what to do i dont...
Hi all my wife is 53 and is getting palliative care for colon and other inoperable cancer, my question is she is on 360ml morphine in her driver + other pain meds ,even time I ask is this alot of morphine and does it mean anything to be on such an amount...
this is going to be a lot of questions I’m sorry. my husband is on his second round of chemo having had a liver resection and during his recovery the cancer regrow. He had his first chemo and is now struggling to get his neutrophils back up so has had...
Hi all I'm new to this group. I was diagnosed with bowel cancer 1/8 and have my op on Monday.
Can I ask if its normal to have a treadmill test before starting Chemo. I am 60 , I have arthritis in my back, a knee replacement thats been put on hold due to the Bowel Cancer, I walk with a stick, I'm on Pip for mobility issues, and I need to have...
Beautiful sunny start to August in this part of the U.K. . Some thoughts for those living with Cancer as a chronic condition . Hope it’s a good month for those in treatment , looking for shrinkage and pushing through another cycle . Court
Well that's 6 cycles completed (check out my bio by clicking on my name) and last Wednesday had my results. The consultant was delighted with them - liver tumors reduced (some significantly), lymph nodes back to normal, ovaries better (although they didn...
Hello I’m quite worried at the moment and have done the usual, dr Google and all that jazz. I know that doesn’t help and until I get the results through I won’t know anything for sure. In fact I’m not sure why I’m really writing this but I need to get...
