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Hello, I am just trying to know if others have suffered Mental health and Depression during their treatments. I have been suffering inside with this since my treatment finished, since 2019. And have been trying to gather myself to accustomed to this...
Hi all. I am new here, first post. I had a colonoscopy yesterday following which I was called in to an office with my husband and told have an area of inflammation that he suspected to be cancer - was fairly certain so now just waiting biopsy results...
Had emergency op for bowel obstruction. It was cancer. Start chemotherapy in 3 weeks. It hasn’t spread so feeling lucky. Am very nervous about the treatment.
Surgery completed and the formation of a ilelostomy. Results show no spread but have been offered Fluorouracil Weekly for 6 months. as it stands i am cancer free. The recurrence of the cancer stands at 20% . They have offered weekly infusion of chemo...
Hello , I was diagnosed with rectal cancer in October last year. T3/4 with 4 nodes but localised and not spread. I am having treatment called the rapido trial ( not a trial anymore) has anyone had this treatment. I have already had my intense course of...
Hi court had excellent news I can go ahead with my chemotherapy Friday
Hello everyone… hope you are managing to keep safe and as well as possible. I had robotic surgery (LAR) and ileostomy last Monday 17th . I am making good recovery esp since I came home. Everything seems to be healing well and Wee Bertha is quite lively...
Hi, 42, married, father of 2 young boys. Diagnosed last June. Rectal tumour, bowel obstruction, emergency Hartmans op, primary tumour removed, Colonostomy. Lung metastases remaining and receiving palliative chemo. It's been a crazy year and it just...
Hi everyone, I haven’t been around for a while so wanted to check in with an update on my brother who has stage 4 bowel cancer. He was doing reasonably well on oral capecetabine, irinotecan and panitumubab. He went for his treatment last Thursday...
Miss A.G. here! Please know that your response to my very first communications with this service has meant the difference between: REJECTING CHEMO & ACCEPTING CHEMO. As I type, the LATTER is my current disposition. Will happily fill you in more if...
