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Hi. Very worried. Was diagnosed with rectal cancer January 22. Had 5 weeks, 5 days a week of Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy which ended in May. Had an appointment with Colorectal Surgeon today and what i ve been told has knocked me for six. Was told...
Hi Everyone! Just back from James's oncoly appointment at the hospital today. We didn't see our usual oncologist it was another one although our regular one was there think he was tied up though attending to another patient. Anyway James has signed...
My husband had liver surgery 9 weeks ago to remove bowel cancer that has spread to his liver he also had it in his lungs. He had had 6 sessions of chemo and responded very positively his tumour in the bowel had almost gone the lung had almost gone and...
Has anyone on this forum had experience of DEBIRI for inoperable liver metastases?
Feeling frustrated and worried can't sleep now .. tumor in rectum low, was told last Wednesday they would know results then told it would be this Wednesday just been called today that waiting for the rubber stamp and it'll be next Wednesday now in the...
Hello all, My mum was diagnosed December 2020 after an emergency operation to remove large colon, February 2021 full chemotherapy with I think cetuximab and irinotecan from what she has told us. CT results were NED end of 2021 so was placed on a very...
My repeat CT scan and bloods were normal. So relieved. At my checkup they found inflammatory changes in the L lung. I had had a nasty virus that must have gone to pneumonia, though I did not realise at the time..So relieved that all is well. It was 5...
Hi all Can i ask how long after your diagnosis you have Waited before the start of treatment. I was diagnosed with 5cm bowel cancer tumor 6 weeks ago and at the beginning everything seemed to happen quickly, mri , ct, appointment after appointment...
Hi all Stuart here I had rectal cancer 6 months ago. Thanks to a great consultant looks like he got all the cancer. 15 days after operation I got a dehiscence (stiches split open ) and after 6 months still not healed That's problem 1 problem 2 ever...
Hello everyone! I'm new on here and finding it really helpful reading through everyone's experiences and supporting one another. My mum (57) has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 small bowel cancer with mets to the liver. This came as a shock...
