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Hi everyone. Newbie here to this forum. I am 42, fit and (fairly) healthy. I have recently had my life turned upside down as in the last week i have been diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer. The docs reckon this has been there for between 5 and 10 years...
New to the group supporting my husband through bowel cancer which has spread to his liver and lungs.
Hi I'm jo , I'm waiting to meet the oncology team nxt wk to talk about my chemotherapy and what I'm going to be having , I was just wondering how I'm going to be feeling and the effects of chemo , although I have been told chemotherapy for bowel cancer...
Had my op on fri 1st April. All went well. Mostly out of it on the Saturday, the catheter and local anaesthetic line removed Sunday and out of bed for a while. Eating small amounts but not much appetite. Was coming home on Wednesday but vomiting started...
Feeling a bit sorry for myself today , I've caught covid and it's messing with my positivity . Isn't it strange ,I can challenge my cancer but this bug is making me feel a weakling with no umph. An ideas for kicking my butt ?
I was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer with a T4 tumour removed after emergency surgery. This followed an unrelated mastectomy in June 2021. The cancer has metastasised into the liver and peritoneal fluid too/ there anyone out there who has...
Hi there First time posting here My mum is 7 months post loop ileostomy for rectal cancer . She has got an relatively well with her stoma and has always had some rectal discharge . She had 3 weeks of taking iron tablets because of a deficiency and...
Hi started cycle 2 on Monday.. feeling tired !! And mood isn’t a good a last week, I’ve to get ct scan next week as plural effusion wasn’t changed much , praying it’s just fluid as they have sd all along ! Does the tiredness change at all ? Had tumour...
Hi Wow what a journey in a short space of time, have finished today my last pre operation assessments, I am having my op on the 20th rectum to be removed 3 optional to site permanent stoma, surgeon hoping for robotic or key hole surgery last resort...
Hi all. Not really a question more a rant. How does one go about changing your oncologist? I've met mine twice and on both occasions he's come across as bored and irritated. As though he'd rather be anywhere but talking to his patients. He appears...
