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My closest friend (whom I knew from age 10 ) very recently, at Christmas 2021 , became very ill and was persuaded eventually to attend A and E. She was admitted to the hospital and after a lot of tests was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the bowel and...
Wene did people stop feeling tired on the second treetment
Hi new here struggling my dad went into hospital between Xmas n new year for a week diagnosed heart failure clot on lung and possible cancer but unsure where. Sent him home within 3 days went from doing everything himself to not being able to do anything...
I my problem started in July 2021 with an endoscopy when they found a large punductulated polyp in the pylorus about 50mm in size going into the duodenum it was mushroom shaped and surface bleeding so biopsies were taken and it came back with adenocarcinoma...
Hi all, this is my first post. I had my colonoscopy last Monday 31st. I found it very unpleasant even after sedation, my blood pressure dropped and I had to have a drip. They found 2 polyps in the rectum, one too large to remove, the other too close to...
Hi has anyone on heard of bowel babe I think someone did mention her a will back
As many of you might know from my previous posts, I haven’t posted for a while. my brothers fight with this evil disease is very much over. My brother 2 weeks ago after many hospital stays due to ascities, had a procedure to have a permanent drain....
Hi I’m late coming to this group. After being treated for haemorrhoids for 3 years(including a wee op) with no cure I finally got a colonoscopy in Sept 2020. They found a large polyp which after waiting 10 weeks for diagnosis they mislaid my file. was...
Hi all, My mum is currently undergoing chemo for secondary liver cancer, the primary was stage 4 bowel cancer. The tumour in the bowel has been removed surgically and then she did a round of chemo for the liver cancer. Unfortunately it was unsuccessful...
Operation on Monday lower rectal cancer.Will have temporary stoma after.Feeling extremely anxious to extent not coping or functioning well today.Any advice to keep rational about this and to get through bowel prep tomorrow(Moviprep),nutritional drinks...
