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Hiya I saw my surgeon today he is going to take away my colon and rectum away and this will leave me with a life long stoma this will remove the whole cancer also will sow up my anus They are hoping for keyhole or robotic surgery So appointment...
Please has anyone heard of Pharma XRT gel,and share with me what you think of it.Thanks. Belzi.
Has anyone on here had rectal bleeding that’s lasted a week or more ? As some of you may have read hubby had an appointment at the drs yesterday , he’s done a fit test so have to wait for the results of that , I’m just concerned that he’s still bleeding...
For the last couple of days when my husband opens his bowels he has noticed a fair bit of maroon blood when wiping himself afterwards . his stools are normal although slightly darker in colour and he has no other symptoms he phoned the drs today and...
I’m new here, have been told I have bowel cancer, but 4th March is a meeting, I’m guessing to tell me my further or sentence
So far this is what’s happened to my hubby who is 57 Thursday noticed maroon blood on the toilet paper after wiping himself after a number two ( looked like a reasonable amount but could just be that it spread easily ) if he hadn’t have wiped he wouldn...
Hiya off to see the team tomorrow, about all the options my nurse said from the meeting talk of keyhole or robotic surgery not sure they are the only options. but to get ready for it took the dog for a lovely long walk along the beach clear the cobwebs...
Hubby has had rectal bleeding since Wednesday as some of you might know We have a drs appointment tomorrow which can't come quickly enough Hubby has had bloody diarrhoea since friday but I'm convinced the diarrhoeah is due to anxiety ? He has said...
Hubby has had moroon coloured rectal bleeding since wednesday when he passes a stool Since friday he has 4 bouts of bloody maroon diarrhoea Hes never had this problem before and we didn't know what the bleeding is I'm thinking maybe we should go...
Over the last couple of weeks (not everyday) I’ve had bleeding from my back passage when having a BM. I’m 6 weeks post op from having a 8cm tumour removed from my large bowel. Has anyone had this? Had it today and it seemed abit more than last time and...
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