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Colorectal tumour diagnosed April 2018. Prostate cancer September 2019: an incidental prostatic adenocarcinoma found during partial excision of the prostate. Having been through chemo radiotherapy, Papillon and finally surgery to remove the tumour...
Hi Im Shelly i was rushed in for surgery on New year's Eve to have a tumer removed from my colon I found out a week later that it had still spread and I would have to have chemo unfortunately I have an infection under my scar and can't be transferred...
Sorry for introducing myself over a month ago and then not replying to any of your comments. Things are no better and I still have no date for surgery. I'm led to believe that they need to wait for my heart to get somewhat better, Having said that, I...
Over a year since my release from hospital after my cancer was removed and my river of excreta dammed up and diverted to a stoma bag. Not surprisingly I've been diagnozed with high anxiety and mild depression. I thought I'd get over it by organizing a...
Hello I was diagnosed with Stage3 rectum cancer in July 2020. At that time I was told no treatment was available to me as I previously had radiotherapy for Prostate cancer and I was too frail for an operation. I had one session of radiotherapy (Pallative...
Hi all hope your all ok I had radiotherapy 4 days ago now suffering from dioreah and cramps in my abdomen that's were the radiation was on me
Hi all, I'm hoping to reach out to some people in a similar situation to me to talk through treatments. I'm 28 and a few weeks ago I was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer with Liver Metastases. It's been very hard to take, not only because of my age, but...
Hi all, I received my ct scan results over the phone on Wednesday and I'm a bit confused. I was told I am NED with no sign of metastases. However there was a nodule on one lung? Can they tell from a scan if a nodule is cancer? Surely they can't say I...
Hi. New here. Recently saw a consultant who said that after examination found a lump on my bowel which cancerous. Ive had an MRI & CT scan and have a colonoscopy next week. I,m so worried, have symptoms of regularly having to go to toilet , often...
Having been told my Cancer is terminal I am getting on best I can. My cancer journey was mainly constant diarrhoea, 24/7 type diarrhoea. This morning I felt a degree of jubilation with basically normal looking waste in the toilet bowl. But I soon realised...
