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Hi, got my appointment Thursday for my couple of lung nodules and left elbow, since being told its back again I cannot stomach food, I ache and have no focus at all, I just wanna sleep feel so drained. Am I weird or is the normal. I wanna ask about...
Hi everyone, today was my 1st cycle, (Folfiri + cetuximab )been a long day, was at hospital for 9 this morning, got home about 4/15, up to now i feel fine, came home had a cuppa & some soup, fingers crossed it stays down, i have a anti sickness tablet...
Welcome October and I think it’s only appropriate to wish BowelBabe a very special 40th birthday ! A tough struggle at times for her to endure all she has come through to reach this milestone birthday ! But she is another one who lives a good life in...
Do stomas work all the time, or are they like 'normal' bowels and have their own pattern?
After 3 cycles of chemo the soles of my feet are becoming painful to walk on. Has anyone got any remedies or suggestions. Would a rub with Deep Heat help?
This was posted by the Community Champion on the Stoma Board a few years ago but still very relevant so I thought I’d pop it up again just in case anyone’s interested community.macmillan.org.uk/.../part-2---the-faqs-of-having-a-stoma-reversal
How do people take exercise/walk outside in autumn and winter with the ongoing fear that cold air can cause breathing issues?
Hi oxy & cap didn’t work so well for me as my mets still returned are there other chemos that I could ask my onclogist about ? I had colorectal cancer with mets to lung and liver treated by operations and ablation .. thank you xx
Hi I'm due for my 8th and last cycle next week. Hooray! I was made redundant last October after 6 months on furlough . I did a bit of temping until my op.in March. Just after this I was diagnosed with severe anaemia which sparked lots of investigations...
Hi I was just wondering how everyone copes with chemo with a stoma. My husband now had a permanent stoma fitted and starts a new cycle of folfiri chemo tomoro.. we are aware it might upset his stomache and cause diarrhoea. How do you all cope with this...
