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I have just been diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer asscending colon tumour T3 on the 2 of February 2022 and am starting my chemotherapy on the 3rd of may I am petrified to be honest
Hi, what an amazing helpful site this is! My partner he is 42 (although she doesn’t matter!) has just been diagnosed with stage 4 bowel spread to the peritoneal and lymph nodes. He’s had a stoma fitted and definitely has a better quality of life with...
I had my surgery end of November 2021 and a permanent stoma ads due to previous radiotherapy i did not have sufficient healthy bowel for a resection. All good with bag etc really started to feel well and pleased to manage with bag a weeks before surgery...
hi,had my op on Tuesday just gone and Ive had a few poo's I havnt had one for two days now,is that normal? thanks, Terry
Has anybody consider liver transplant and why isn't it been spoken about by anyone?
Hi Guys Very new to the forum I had an operation to remove bowel cancer in August, 3 months of chemo and random test in January reveals tumer markers had gone up Scans then reveal some lesion on my liver Now i'm told its inoperable and i just...
Hello all, I have been reading lots on here and other sites and find it amazing how welcoming and supportive these chats are. I wanted to ask, my mother originally had an emergency operation December 2020 full colon removal and it had spread to the...
Haven’t been on for a while, just changed jobs and started radiotherapy at same time. had CT scan 5 weeks ago apparently there is a national shortage of the people who read them. wamted to ask if anybody has had cryoabulation microabulation, also...
Dear group members, How cautious should I be about COVID and going ‘outside’ when having chemotherapy? My hospital trust is one of the most stringent with COVID regulations. I am triple vaccinated. Should I be requesting a fourth before chemo. What...
Can someone explain to me the movement of tumor markers from the beginning of the chemotherapy and the possible change over the chemotherapy period. My markers in January was 300 February 500 April 900 a week after my first chemotherapy Is there...
