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Not sure what to add other than I don’t allow myself to suffer from my Stoma, I play golf twice a week and holiday abroad at least twice a year an£ have a great support GP and a great support company who provides me with all my bits and pieces together...
Hi everyone wondering if anyone can give any advice, I have rectal cancer and starting radiotherapy, into my third session today and afterwards have very acute pain in both legs. I just can’t get any relief whatsoever, pains killers aren’t working....
Hi everyone It's Steph here from the Community team. I hope you don't mind me posting here today, I just wanted to share our latest Community News Blog about Peripheral Neuropathy . The blog highlights content from the bowel cancer forums and from...
Hi all ,my wife is terminal cancer (colon) 4 tumors in colon area, she has been being sick for a few day macmillan nurse is amazing, but it may be a blockage they are keeping a close eye on her ,was wondering if any one has anything similar advice good...
Hi all, I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2010, had surgery, got the all clear. Then had duodenal cancer and womb cancer in 2018. Had surgery for those and have been all good since then, with yearly CT scan, flexi sig and gastroscopy. I had my annual...
Hi im going through chemo now and 2 side effects i have is breathing difficulties and numbness in legs feet lips and tongue has anyon e experienced this - i feel quite scared st the moment
Iv just received my date for my first year sigmoidoscopy and iv been sent liquid enima to be placed in rectum 2 hours before procedure unfortunately my rectum was closed with my surgery so will it have to go into my stoma or will I need something else...
Today mum turns 80 ! Something I did not think remotely possible back in 2009 ! She has a Bowel babe rose ordered from the grandchildren . She also was diagnosed 13 years ago this summer . Thanks to chemo , her wonderful team , willing surgeons and...
UPDATE: I had my colonoscopy today, I’m pleased to say that I got the all clear, which I’m very surprised about. QUESTION: How long should a colonoscopy last? Mine was only 8 minutes which I was very surprised about as the nurse informed me that it...
I have a friend who was just diagnosed with rectal cancer. Pet scan showed 5cm tumor no lymph nodes involved. I am an anal cancer Survivor and had chemo and pelvic radiation. Targeted radiation was not available at the time I had my treatments. Do most...
