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Hi, I just wanted to come on here to chat about how i am feeling and to see how other people cope with their anxiety. I was diagnosed with stage 1 bowel cancer in Feb 21, I had a successful operation and quite a long recovery. It is a year ago tomorrow...
Hi all, I just want to find out how long it takes after surgery and chemo for one to have settled bowel movements? Bowel resection was done in July 2021, chemo from end of September 2021 to end of December (4 cycles of Capox). I'm still experiencing...
Hi, I just wondered if anyone has experienced a met appearing on abdomen, it started as a red, raised spot / lump like in appearance on surface but with a lump underneath the skin. Had biopsy and it is said to be fairly superficial but is a met from bowel...
Big welcome to Spring ! Hope your all doing ok . Lots to process right now for some having treatment , finding their feet after treatment and a world that needs a lot more kindness in it . Looking forward to seeing your signs of Spring photos to cheer...
After a FIT test I had abnormal result. This resulted in a colonoscopy and a CT scan. Luckily for me I had benign polyps removed and biopsies taken also diverticulosis and haemorrhoids. The path results were clear. I realise that I am lucky but hearing...
https://www.thelancet.com/article/S1470-2045(20)30555-6/fulltext This the article that seems to be changing some treatment in rectal cancer treatment . Partly putting this up so I can bookmark it but thought others might be interested in reading too...
Hi, My husband was diagnosed with colorectal cancer stage 4 in July last year, and he started the chemo on September. The problem is that even if he's doing chemo since then every 2 weeks, he's not getting any better. I will like to do something more...
Hi my dear partner had major surgery to remove a low rectal cancer and he has a permanent colostomy. He's struggling a bit coming to terms and recently got very upset when a bag leaked in the night. Does anyone else have experience of this and have tips...
Hello Everyone My husband was diagnosed with metastatic bowel cancer a couple of years ago. He was 46 at the time and the shock was immense, somehow we managed to get through the initial shock and started to deal with our new very much changed life...
Can anyone help. I am panicking. I have since 13th March after operation on 9th been having leakage from resection wound of rectum. Today it seems to have increased by clear fluid and mucus type leakage and a roughly 2cm gap where stitched have been....
