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Hello Has anyone experienced Irinotecan via injection? Will I be on it for long? I've had TEMS procedure which I believe went well but have to have a round of the stated medication. Anyone help? Sorry to be vague
Folfiri not snowing great shrinkage. Has anyone tired other chemo therapies which have worked
I’m a year post surgery no chemo or radiation. I’ve had x2 CEA blood tests and booked in for my 2nd CT Scan with contrast next month. My consultant has said no to a colonoscopy until I have my Ileostomy reversed. Also an MRI was mentioned but not booked...
Just got a phone call from my oncologist, he told me I have 4 small tumours on my liver. 4 7 8 9 mm. They gave me a choice of chemo or operation. I choose the operation. I had a similar operation 4 years ago. Really thought I was out of it. Just in shock...
OK, So the we got a phone call this afternoon from our local hospital to say that James is being booked in for his CT scan on the 7th June so that's not too far away a week this coming Tuesday. He goes for his Spring Covid Booster this coming Tuesday...
The chemotherapy treatments my husband has been having for his bowel cancer have stopped working and as a last stop choice he has been offered Lonsurf. The Oncologist wasn't convinced that it would help and I wondered if anyone has any experience of it...
Hello everyone sorry to ask another question….I’m going to be starting radiation for 5 days a week for 6 weeks. Someone told me that I shouldn’t drive myself home after each treatment . Just wondering what what others experiences of this is please ...
Hello everyone I have been diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer with extensive lymph node spread in my abdomen and a suspicious shadow on one lobe of my liver. I've been told that the malignant status of this shadow is unclear. I've completed 3 cycles...
Hello, I wonder if anyone can help please? I had a large sigmoid polyp removed, follow up letter says low grade dysplasia, with a foci of high grade dysasia. Sigmoidoscopy to check base in 6 months time. Does this mean part of the polyp was cancerous...
Hi Everyone I'm Vicky and new to this site. My husband James had an operation back in January this year to remove a tumour from his bowel. The operation went very well and the surgeon was able to say that they got all the cancer out and removed some...
