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Good evening, Just been diagnosed after a sigmoidoscopy with rectal cancer of 4 cm at 6 cm from the anal verge, I had MRI and CT scan, the stage is T3N0M0, seen the surgeon and the oncologist and they suggest to have 5 weeks of radio chemotherapy, I...
Hi everyone I’ve just been reading through some of the comments and it is very helpful to hear other people stories and concerns etc. I am 40 years old and had an emergency operation 9 weeks ago to remove parts of my bowel and both my ovaries. I also...
T4 tumour was removed with emergency surgery. I have been told there is no cure only control and I have been given 2 years with chemotherapy. This is the 4th cancer I have had and I seem remarkably calm and upbeat. Although flippancy and Black humour...
Ok so I’m now on my last cycle of chemo 4 in total and looking forward to getting back to a normal way of life Iv been in almost total isolation with just short walks with the dog and the wife doing almost every thing else shopping etc.I just would like...
Hi had my MMR today results next Friday But on a positive not got my CT scan results from my colon nurse, this afternoon no spread in any organ, and all lymph nodes also clear so relief. Huddle one over Huddle 2 waiting for MR results how deep...
I am only three weeks from finishing radiotherapy for breast cancer. Today I'm hit with my husband being diagnosed with Colon cancer which I had suspected was going to be the case. What I dint suspect was that it would have spread to his liver and lungs...
T4 tumour was removed with emergency surgery. I have been told there is no cure only control and I have been given 2 years with chemotherapy. This is the 4th cancer I have had and I seem remarkably calm and upbeat. Although flippancy and Black humour...
Hi guys I’m having CAPOX treatment as a precaution after surgery. Everything was removed including 22 lymph nodes. I have previously had 6 cycles Folfox prior to surgery. Yesterday I had oxaplatin infusion through Iv and it was the most painful thing...
Just bumping this back up for those on chemo - please feel free to add any top tips of your own? community.macmillan.org.uk/.../chemo-care-top-tips--
Hello - I don't know if there is a more appropriate place to talk to other carers? But sometimes I just feel overwhelmed. I think I am on auto pilot trying to hold down a full time job and care for my husband and friends, family and colleagues check in...
