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Hi everyone! My dad just got diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer spread to the lungs, liver and peritoneum. The diagnosis itself has been very confusing as we were initially told it was primary lung with secondaries in the liver. We are all finding...
Hi All Had 5 weeks of radiochemotherapy for low rectal cancer. Following about a months rest started first of 4 cycles of further chemotherapy - 1 day of Capox followed by 2 weeks of capectabine tablet at home. I was given Ondansetrontablets...
Hi All Diagnosed with very low rectal cancer at the end of October. Things moved very swiftly with MRi and CT scans and MDT meeting resulting in T3 N2 M0 - which surgeon said is curable. Had 5 weeks of Radiochemo and due to start 4 cycles of further...
Morning all i had colonoscopy just before Xmas sample confirmed positive and ct mri scans done this week, so I’m now in the waiting area between test, diagnosis and whatever comes next. I’m really struggling now to keep on top of not just sobing all...
I am now into my fourth week after having a right hemicoleptomy. I have stated getting some strong constipation, and it’s very uncomfortable. It’s usually come after a while, but there is some blood. I have checked and it’s only from the outside, so i...
Hoping for some advice. I am due my 3 month review this week and just wanted some advice on what gets discussed and any questions to ask. I had rectal tumor removed and loop ileostomy no follow up chemo required as tumor removed with clear margins...
Hello all My husband is home following APR surgery doing very well. managing his stoma amazingly ( he never broke wind in public or in front of me so this is a giggle as now he can’t control this ) He’s struggling with the fluid loss through his...
Hi everyone. Thank you for being such a supportive group. My husband has an ascending colon tumour with suspicious lung mets. This was followed by 4 cycles of CAPOX. We were back to see oncologist who said that the latest scam has showed 2 very small...
I posted on here a couple of months ago about my dad and his bowel cancer. Well, to update, he had surgery last week. Thankfully the surgeons managed to remove the cancer (removed part of his bowel rather than the whole bowel), removed the prostate...
Hi, new to this group but pleased to be part of it. I finished a 5 day course of radiotherapy for rectal tumour 6 weeks ago but still very sore in my anal region. I was prescribed Flamigel RT by my GP but not sure how long I should carry on using it?...
