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Hi everyone. I had my scans this week, not had results yet but today found out they want to take out this cancer via TEMs procedure. Following biopsy, if the tumour is high grade and risk of recurrence they may want to do more surgery. my tumour...
After my diagnosis last Thursday I'm starting to get a handle on it, pulled my big brave pants up and did some research and the key is to get this lymph node shrunk,it's deep in my stomach it is doable I think they more concerned about me tolerating it...
Hi all, I’ve been floating around a few days. I had a colonoscopy on 20th July which removed one 10mm polyps from a lovely clean looking area of my transverse but they also found a large mass which they have said is malignant tumour and took 8 biopsies...
Hi everyone, I’ve had my surgery following my diagnosis of bowel cancer and just wanted to share my experience now that I’m home i went in on Friday morning for a right hem-icolectmy and the additional removal of a small unknown anomaly. friday -...
My name is Nicky and I am new here. 3 weeks ago I discovered my mum has an aggressive form of breast cancer and last Saturday I discovered my darling partner has bowl cancer. I live outside Oxford and my mum lives in Mid Wales. I don’t know how I am...
I had a successful colon resection a month ago (no stoma) and my TNM staging is moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma, T2 NOMO, (0/12 lymph nodes) EMVI -ve, RO, MMR intact. I am 53. I had a follow up appointment at the marsden with an oncologist last...
Hi there good afternoon, I am new this forum. I am 48 years old and today has been one of the hardest days of my life. I would love any support encouragement ,advice or experiences. I went in for my first colonoscopy last week to find out I had a 40mm...
Hi, I have joined the on line macmillan community today, not sure how it all works. I was diagnosed on Thursday with bowel cancer so am about to start my journey
I was diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma in my uterus in July last year. Apparently only 5 in a million people are diagnosed with this. It is aggressive and incurable. Chemo and radiotherapy is only used palliatively. I have 3 monthly scans and sarcoma consultations...
Hi again guys, Sorry for all the questions, I’d rather ask here than my surgery where I actually work Had my surgery JULY 14 and I’m due on any day now, what was your first monthly cycle like after surgery, was it any different, I am still injecting...
