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Hello all! Hope you’re keeping well. I thought I’d share our good news on this forum also give others positivity and hope. hopefully some of you would remember me from my previous posts re my husband’s journey as a stage 4 bowel cancer, first diagnosed...
I'm having tests for bowel cancer and I'm really worried. My mother and sister both died at 56 of bowel cancer and I'm 57. I'm waiting for the colonoscopy which is soon but I'm so worried.
Hi I'm Sharon I have been diagnosed with rectal cancer. At the beginning of the year I thought I was suffering with piles but was sent for a colonoscopy and they found a tumour in my rectum. Further scans have shown further signs in my lymph nodes in...
Hi there fellow group members. My name’s Annie and I’m 56. I wanted to introduce myself and to reach out to say how useful I’ve found reading the chats on this site - it’s really helped me this week. As a little history, I’d been suffering since...
Hi everyone. I’m new here. Had the awful news that everyone dreads. Head is an absolute shed. Struggling to get my head round things. Think nervous exhaustion has kicked in now. Is it always like this ?
Hi, since I had my reversal (9th of February) I have no life. first surgery was well but recovery from surgery a nightmare. for the last 16 days I’m in agony, I have a fissure in my anus. Plus I need to go to the toilet around 20 times a day,...
Hi all - quick update. Firstly thank you to those on here that assisted me and gave reassurance on my diagnosis it really helped me through. So, I had my LAR surgery on 23 Feb with temp ileostomy- straight to surgery no radio/chemo. Had a bit of a...
Hi Just wondering if anyone else had suffered with leg and back pain after finishing chemo xelox(capox). I finished treatment 3 weeks ago, which I know is not long ago but thought my symptoms would be going but they just seem to be getting worse if...
Hello , I have just had my 3rd cycle of 9. oxaliplatin and 5fu, Other than feeling really tired the only other symptoms I have is the tingly feeling from cold things and furry tongue. Finding even water hard to get down. I am ok with really sweet or...
Hi All i wanted to seek out advice. I’ve finished my chemo/radiotherapy and am waiting for the scans, which will be end of April. I am looking to go on holiday before the scans, and would like to know what others have done about travel health insurance...
