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I had a HAR to remove a sigmoid tumour in September.Subsequent spread to liver with one tumour detected at 15mm. Started Folfox in November and successfully reduced tumour to almost undetectable.Recent scans all clear for rest of body.Recent MDT reported...
Hello All, things are going well since my procedure for a permanent stoma. Had a UTI at Christmas which was hard to move. But got good advice here,mentioned it to my GP, and found I was on the wrong antiobiotics. 1st feb I have my scan and 3rd of feb...
Hi all I got a text from nhs saying I've been in contact with a positive test person, to do a pcr test which I've done and sent back, the only place I've been is medicl centre for bloods to be done. t was empty and I mean empty, receptionist, phlebotomy...
Hello. My father - who is 91 - was diagnosed with bowel cancer just after Christmas. It's situated fairly near the end of the large colon. The consultant said that it had reached the lymph nodes but had not spread further, which is a relief. For logistic...
Hi I'm new to the group. I had all.my colon removed in May 2o21 as an emergency obstruction. I had no symptoms and now have a permanent ileostomy which has taken some getting used to. Just wanted to say hi. I'm currentky on chemotherapy.
I was diagnosed with Stage 2 bowel cancer in late 2019. Successful right hemicolectomy followed by four cycles of chemotherapy. A few relatively mild complications (contracting pneumonia after surgery, very strong acid reflux and sustained neuropathy...
Where do I start, this is my first time on this forum... My mum felt sick over the last two weeks, after all the tests /scans been told she has aggressive bowel cancer.. She seems very calm, I'm totally freaking out and panicking inside, but cannot...
Welcome to January 2022 ! Had a wee trip to sit by the sea through the week ! Always therapeutic . I think it was that suggested a few weeks ago reconnecting with people so that’s one of my New Years resolutions and have actually made a start on that...
Just wondering what other’s experiences have been of this procedure? After the op I had a few hours of pain but it then subsided and I have been pretty much pain free since. That is until a week later when I felt uncomfortable in bed on that side...
Hi everyone Like a start with just a brief history. I am a 67 year old male who was suffering from ulcerative colitis first diagnosed when I was 33 years of age . My colitis has been well controlled for approximately the last 16 years by using regular...
