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Afternoon lovelies Hope you're all doing well. Apologies couldn't think of a better title. I had a colonoscopy done on Thursday just gone. It was done at an outsourced clinic. They said during the procedure that I hadn't done the bowel prep...
Hi has anyone had to wait 2 weeks for chemotherapy cause they had a infection
Good morning My husband's cancer was found by accident, while sorting some upper GI tract issues that have now been resolved. The cancer was found on scans, but as there are no symptoms, may have become widespread before being discovered. Getting confirmed...
Hi my relative has advanced terminal bowel cancer. He is very uncomfortable and often in pain which disturbs his sleep. It seems that he has only been given regular Cocodamol, which he is worried he will get addicted to (!) What would be a stronger...
I am waiting for the liver surgeon to join the next MDT meeting to look at my MRI scan (done last Sunday) and decide on treatment. He requested this scan after a CT scan in August showed 3 more possible secondaries had appeared. I was disappointed that...
I HAD A OPERATION ON SEPTEMBER 11th this year and I was in hospital until I was discharged on the Saturday at the end of the week, I was positive all the week and cheerful and not down in the dumps, which is a good thing that kept me going, plus I had...
Hi my dad , aged 77 was diagnosed with rectum cancer in Feb this year after a 5 day intense course of radiotherapy it only shrinked the tumour slightly , it is also emvi positive. Tomorrow he begins 4 cycles of chemotherapy called Folfox. Please can you...
I completed chemoradiotherapy on 22nd October. Had side effects such as tiredness and a little sore. However wham bang on 23rd my bloods had doubled for my diabetes, I was extremely sore all underneath and bleeding , previously spotting and temperature...
Hi, I posted here somewhere in colon and rectal regarding a Stoma. I've been trying to find it to no avail. Does anybody know how you find older posts that I've put on here. Many thanks if you can help. Bolero
I think iv another infection somewhere sweating shivering got to see Dr today don't know what's happening I'm constipated again had pain in my abdomen
