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Hi, I've been browsing the forum for some weeks now and thought it was time I joined. I was diagnosed in November 21 followed by CT Scan & MRI which found no spread, big relief! I had surgery in January which all went well and I made a very quick...
Hello! Today is 10 years since my bowel resection for what turned out to be stage 3 cancer. I would just like to offer encouragement to anyone who finds themselves in the situation I was in. I was 54 years old, fit and well and simply noticed blood...
hello, I'm new here. found out two days ago that my mum has colon cancer, around the sigmoid, waiting to hear for MRI results to see if its spread before talking about treatments. Her mum died of cervical cancer when my mum was 13 and my mums grandma...
Hello My mum had surgery for bowel cancer in December and started on oral capecitabine at the start of February. She is halfway through her fourth cycle. Until recently her main side effect was tiredness but towards the end of her third cycle and especially...
Hi all , I'm new to this group I have my 1st appointment with the oncology team 2moro to speak about what the plan is for my chemo , all I know is its going to be once a wk for 6months , I'm feelin a bit anxious to be honest , on one hand I want...
Hi everyone, had a phone call from the surgeon yesterday and I mentioned that I had been told my bowel cancer is incurable and chemo was to keep it at bay that was by the oncologist, the surgeon said he was looking at the chemo to melt it away I just...
Hi everyone Not been on here for a while, post op 3 weeks had my ovaries out because of large mass that had spread from my bowel cancer also they've said I have inoperable small bowel cancer and I' now have a oma because my ovary was stuck to my bowel...
Hi All, I was diagnosed last May after being admitted with suspected appendicitis, told the following day it was Bowel cancer and had a right hemicolectomy later that day. I had 19 lymph nodes removed 2 of which contained cancer and it was also in blood...
hi my mum found out she had bowel cancer in January she’s had a fitness test because of copd we got told yesterday she’s not fit for surgery so at abit of a loss now , do we just ho home snd wait , I don’t no what to say to help
Hello! Just popping in to share some positive news - my third year scans post diagnosis are all clear! I hope this gives hope to those currently undergoing treatment. Onwards & upwards!
