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Forgive me if I’ve posted this already . Try to navigate myself around this forum . Not great on computers . Just wanted to thank you all for your kind messages yesterday,after my diagnosis if bowel and liver cancer today I’m home . And I’m struggling...
Hi I had a colonoscopy 2 weeks ago, they found a 5cm malignant tumour and took biopsies, since having the procedure I’ve had pain in the area where the tumour is ( left side ) pain on the right side ( haven’t been able to lie on either side) then last...
Hi there Wonder if anyone has any thoughts or experience , Husband (55) was on watch and wait and after 18 months surgeon has come back and said tumor growing again in rectum. Because of the location close to the prostrate we have been give 4 options...
Newly diagnosed with bowel cancer have to have surgery and stoma
My husband had an operation to remove cancer in the bowel and was given a stoma. So far nothing has come out of this, and they have stopped letting him have food. Is this 'normal', and what happens now?
Hi everyone I have recently been diagnosed with rectal cancer ( on top of my stg 4 melanoma) I’ve just had 5 day intensive radiotherapy. The last one 10 days ago. I have read so much about side effects that I’m lost! I have frequent diarrhoea/mucus...
Just had a sigmoidoscopy to confirm a 60mm malignant tumour in my sigmoid colon. I'm so scared I have 2 children and I don't know what is going to happen to me. I have an apt with my consultant on Tuesday to talk about surgery I had biopsies taken today...
Hi. Food is making me miserable and tearful, thinking about it, or eating it. Happy to cook but not happy to eat it once cooked
hi all I have been diagnosed with rectal cancer and am due to have surgery in next 4 weeks been told by surgeon some options no 1 is to have a colostomy bag fitted after rectum removed which will need a camera to check thought the stoma every 3 months...
Hi has anyone on here suffered loose stools
