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Back in 1998, I looked after my mother for 6 weeks, after she was diagnosed with Brain Cancer Mets. (They never found the primary source.) It was a dreadful time. She was a very young & vibrant 75 yr. old, & I watched her disappear day by day, with each...
Hi everyone…. Hope you are all enjoying your weekend and are as safe as well as can be. I had a LAR with ileostomy almost 4 weeks ago and I have been recovering very well. I’ve stopped all the pain medication that was prescribed to me however I am...
Hi guys I have an appointment with surgeon to discuss my up and coming surgery, has anyone got any advice on questions I should ask ?
Sorry this is a grey post. I had a meeting with Mr W ,he tells me my cancer has spread to my neck and abdominal wall . I gather chemo may keep it at bay for a while but I need to start planning for a very short future. I'm acting very matter of fact about...
My left hemicolectomy was April 2021 so it's 10 months since the operation. But I can still feel sensitive sites inside my abdomen. I was due for the check up colonoscopy next month but now Covid has delayed that for at least a further month or so. Has...
I was told that I was cancer free but my cancer is complex, it has been on my mind but I haven’t been able to face up to much. One said treat it as a cronic and keep a close eye on me. My surgeon said it was all taken out and put this all behind me. The...
I have an urgent scan booked in for next week as it seems my CEA results have doubled. I couldn't believe this and hoped it was just a typo. Just got latest blood results and looks the same so not a typo. I have no idea if 9.3 is really high or will make...
Hi - I’m new to the group…! My father has been diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer and is on his first cycle! He is currently complaining of leg/hip pain. Has anyone else experienced this as a side effect of treatment? Many thanks in advance...
Waiting my treatment plan still a bit confused as to when staging is done I am lucky I have no spread. I know it's not stage 4 after my colonoscopy the surgeon muttered something about stage 3 so not sure if he could tell is very quick. The reason I meant...
Hi has anyon done ok on oxaplatin theyv taken the 5fu of for now
