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Friday morning I’m flying to Portugal for our first real holiday since I was diagnosed. the idea of needing the toilet before boarding ( it takes an hour sometimes to empty my bowel) or during the flight is making me ill. my plan is stop eating tomorrow...
Hi friends, I would love your thoughts on intervention medicine. Did any of you use a Dr. For this while having chemotherapy? Are there any benefits? Like vit C IVS, IPT therapy ect… I’m reading a book How to Starve Cancer it has alot of really good...
After the colonoscopy which was done friday .7.01.22 i was informed by the nurse that there is a 3cm suspected malignant tumor in my rectum. I was so devastated and tears just flowed from my eyes. I was told that a tissue sample was taken and will be...
I had my pet scan last Wednesday and my colorectal nurse just rang they want to see me on Thursday which obviously means spread somewhere I'm deverstated I thought I was getting through all this and bang I'm back on the cancer train. I feel so well...
Hi I had a ct scan as follow up for kidney stone surgery. It came back with more kidney stones. A nodule on my lung and abnormal findings in of my bowel and pelvis. I’ve been referred for an urgent ct scan with dye this time. I had small bowel cancer...
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Hi Everyone! Not having a good day today even though its not me with the cancer its my hubby. He's going back to see his oncologist this Thursday (28th) I think its to find out what treatment route he wants to go down regarding his chemo either the...
After 2 colon cancer ops that took away 2 thirds of my colon and in the second op they also found lymphoma in my small intestines. 3 years later when everyone was including me were so pleased that I had come through so well at my age (72) my last two...
Hi! I’m new to here, I have an ilesotomy for bowel cancer, I’ve had 2 operations (more to come) and on my second batch of chemo (hopefully no more to come..,!). I have adhesions from surgeries, they have put me back in hospital before when they’ve twisted...
Hi I was diagnosed with bowel cancer last year ,I had bowel.resection last Nov luckily I didn't need a stoma but now I'm scared of going out because I never know when I'm going to have a accident some days my bowels are OK but sometimes I just have...
