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Hi, just wondering if anyone is on Panitumumab? Am having a few side effects such as very hairy face. I know about eyelashes and trim them regularly but this other hair is quite downy and is mainly on my cheeks down to jaw line and just under jaw. The...
Hi had right hemi last weds camera guy didn't marke the polyp which I find unreal so they took a chunk had to go back under on the Fri /sat as blood counts were all over and they weren't sure it has worked and one end might of died , second op came back...
I'm back in limbo, after being given a date for my tumor to be removed robotically, now after having to wait since the mdt meeting last Friday, I was summoned to Wythenshawe to see the surgeon who now wants new mri and ct scans,she wants to do an examination...
Hi all my gp has diagnosed lymphedema in my leg which he has said could be because of the radiotherapy I had before I had my surgery iv had yearly ct scan and thankfully iv got no recurrence so far has anybody else come across this x
Hi I am due to start chemo in the next week , capecitabine tablets , what sort of side effects are people getting ? Many thanks as I am feeling very nervous about starting these
So I had my pre-op today ready for stoma surgery on Tuesday but forgot to ask if I need to take a bowel prep again, is this the norm before surgery as thought of drinking that vile stuff again is making me gag , last time I vomited most of it back !
Hi has anybody any experience of going back to a stoma after a reversal? I'm 5 months in and everyday is dreadfull. I have read about LARS but I really don't think I can go on like this. The colorectal nurses have told me there can't even be a discussion...
Guys do any of you work during your chemo, I work for for NHS in a doctors surgery and when I suggested the idea of working during chemo my oncologist wasn’t to please about the idea, the thought of being home for 6 months is freaking me out, working...
Hi everyone, Unfortunately, I have had a health scare and was diagnosed with bowel cancer in April 2022 and was admitted to hospital to have half my bowel removed. I am still on sick leave and recovering well. It’s been a long journey, but I am getting...
Hi everyone, After 2 years i seemed to have developed Scar tissue pain in the abdomen and its horrendous, have had scan and ultrasound which has ruled out any reoccurrence thankfully but i can't handle the pain, had anyone any ideas how to self manage...
