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Hi, I'm a new member on here and just wanted to say hello. I was diagnosed in January 2022 with jejunal adenocarcinoma. I had the operation on the 21st January to remove the tumour and lymph nodes. I had PET scans, CT scans and a gastroscopy prior to...
I appear to have developed a large seroma following my surgery. I’m finding it quite uncomfortable and wondered if anyone else had suffered from this and if so how long did it take to resolve? My surgeon checked it but doesn’t want to intervene at the...
… but not new to living with someone fighting the tough fight against a particularly aggressive bowel cancer. My husband has been fighting hard for 20 months now. Radiotherapy which destroyed his bladder, so he ended up with two nephrostomies, systemic...
Sorry to bother you again Katz but I still can’t sit comfortably as wound is still open. I know you mentioned leakage took about 6 weeks, but the wound being so uncomfortable is driving me mad I don’t know what to do. Sorry if sound pathetic but would...
Hi, I’m looking forward to talking to people in similar situations to myself. I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in August 2020. I had surgery the following September and then 3 months chemotherapy. My follow up scan in August 2021 showed up a swollen...
Hubby has just had a meeting with the oncologist and we had a long chat especially after my wobble yesterday....yes Tony is at high risk but the tumour had not gone through the bowel wall which is a positive..yes there were a high number of nodes but...
Hi all wonder if anyone can help,l. My 8 year old son has covid and I’m due to have 3rd cycle of chemo a week today. Can anyone tell me if I can still have my treatment if I still test negative but have been living with someone with covid? Thanks
Hi I am a stage 4 rectal cancer subject . Rectal cancer spread to liver and lymph nodes with the added twist of a KRAS g12f mutation.The primary is inoperable Currently due to size . Currently approaching capox #4 cycle. what i would like to know...
My husband has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, it has spread to his liver. They think it may have spread to his brain to. We noticed that his swelling im assuming due to the steroids, but today we noticed his out side thigh is weeping clear liquid....
