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Evening all, haven’t on much recently hope everyone doing okay and had good bank holiday got scan results again tomorrow comes round so quick, feeling extremely stressed as was having oxpliatatin which stopped working so this scan is to see how the...
Hello - I can't imagine not having the opportunity to come here and ask for help and support. But I am not sure which group I should reach out to. My husband and I have just had that meeting with his oncology team. To be honest it was a strange meeting...
My hubby is recovering well from his liver resection six weeks ago but is having a few problems which I am a bit concerned about..he had a very successful bowel resection in November 21 to remove the primary cancer and although his bowel movements are...
Hi I'm a 45yo mum of 2 amazing teenagers. I was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer on 23rd December last year......not the best Xmas present!! In February I had the tumour removed, I spent 10 long days in hospital away from my kids as due to covid...
Hello, I have posted a few times on the site and had some great advice. It is always good to hear the positive stories. My journey started October last year, colonoscopy found a large tumour in my rectum.On my husbands 60th birthday in November (mine...
Hi, I had my first colonoscopy a week ago after bleeding on and off for a couple of years. I’d had a qFIT test when it first started but it was negative so GP assumed piles. I’m 50. I went back a couple of weeks ago as the bleeding is still happening...
Hello Everyone! Hope you have all had a good week. Jay has just completed his first week of treatment on the Oxapilatin/ Capecitabine and so far so good. He has only had a few side effects but nothing really major. He has experienced the neuropathy...
Hi all I am new here so a brief intro. Male, 84 (GP says healthy 84 yo!), had colonoscopy in Dec 2019 which was OK. Last few months when sittingI get a feeling of wanting to “go”. When I stand up this feeling disappears in seconds. Very odd. Is...
So I've survived round one of folfori pump came off Sunday had a lovely hot shower,very nauseated Saturday and Sunday bit better Monday sweating like I'm in my menopause and red faced,oh and heartburn started yesterday. Not too bad yet! I have a feeling...
I went in hospital last Tuesday for LAR resection. Before I went into surgery my surgeon decided to give me a stoma. The surgery was just over 7 hours long. I can't believe how they keep the pain under control. I was up the very next day in a chair...
