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Hi all, Firstly thank you for taking time to read my post. My father, 78, was diagnosed 6 weeks ago with colo-rectal cancer and since then it has been a bit of a rollercoaster journey as everything moved very quickly with, test, scans, appointments...
I've had a colonoscopy and it revealed that I have a large ulcerated Tumour. A CT scan was arranged for 2 days after, and an MRI scan arranged for 3 days later. Both have been done, with no further information. I understand there is a meeting on Monday...
Please bare with me it’s taken me days to write this. I must of tried to write this over 50 times. As I’ve already posted a year ago cancer boom out of nowhere changed my family forever My big brother 41- full on terminal cancer. Everyday since I have...
Hi,diagnosed with colorectal cancer with mets to the liver in 2015,had Hartman's procedure,following few years various bits removed.Now been diagnosed with met spread to groin lymph nodes,lungs,and liver plus a bit in my back-about to start chemo Irinotecan...
Hello, my husband had rectal cancer that had grown through into the bladder, he was operated on 18 months ago and had a bag reversal back in February. last night we were given the news that it had recurred in about the same area but hadn’t spread to...
Hi all, I'm new to the group. I'm 46 years old and was diagnosed with rectal cancer on the 4th of August. I had surgery to remove a stage 2 tumour 7 weeks ago. I'm learning to live with a temporary ileostomy, which started off pretty well, but now it...
Morning All, I'm starting Radiotherapy for bowel cancer in a few weeks, followed by chemo and then hopefully an op. I'm a bit concerned that I've had no formal diagnosis of my cancer as I naively assumed i'd got stage 2 (it hasn't spread to lungs or...
Hi all, I was recently diagnosed with stage 3 and have been put on a Low Residue diet prior to starting Radiotherapy & Chemo. I've always eaten healthily and tried to keep fit etc - lots of fruit, veg, pulses, nuts & seeds etc and am struggling with...
Sorry in advance for the essay but this is my first post! My husband has recently been diagnosed with Bowel cancer in the lower rectum. He has had a colonoscopy, MRI and CT scans and an initial appointment with the surgical team but we have not yet...
Hi, Just had my stoma reversal. Would appreciate some advise on what to eat to avoid the erratic bowel movements. Also how long does it last?
