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Hi, I really hope someone can help talk me down from the sheer panic I am feeling. Had issues with stomach for years, mainly grumbling and sometimes swelling. A lot of rib pain on and off also. Have never seen blood in my stools. Lately I am having a...
I’m 78, married with a husband who has Multiple Myeloma. I had a shock diagnosis in June after a CT scan followed by a right hemicolectomy on August 1st ( 2025) The tumour has been removed with clear margins and no spread. I have had no follow up appointment...
On and off for the past year I haven’t felt right. More often ‘on’ over the last 3 months I’ve had general discomfort in my abdomen and my stools have varied but more frequently become semi formed. It’s not diarrhoea but it’s not a typical stool. Sometimes...
My husband had stage 3 bowel cancel in the sigmoid colon diagnosed last May 24. He had a 10 hour surgery in October to remove the cancer and satellite tumours and then 6 rounds of Folfox which finished in February this year. He’s just had his yearly surveillance...
Hi all i just wanted to ask a quick question. so on the 2nd October I had surgery to remove a tumor from my bowel and it all went as it should so I'm super happy. on the 28th October I had an appointment with my surgeon and also a nurse whose been...
Hi i have recently been diagnosed with splenic flexure bowel cancer , the tumour has been classed as a T2 on the CT scan. I am planned for a left hemicolectomy in early August, i was wanting to know about the recovery period after surgery.
Simon has started loosing a lot of mucus again he has been able to manage it by sitting on the toilet but he is loosing it when he stands up now. He has a pet scan tomorrow hope this isn't affected by the mucus
I am Rosemary and currently looking after my husband who has Stage 4 bowel cancer and secondary lung cancer.
Hi, Hope everyone is well I am seeking some advice x My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 appendicial cancer which has spread extensively on the peritoneum. This was after an emergency operation for a perforated appendix in May last year He...
Hi all I recently sent to Qfit tests back. I have now had a referral to go for a colonoscopy. I am natually slightly worried. I have had various stomach pains for some time now. Fairly mild to be fair. Mainly featured right side upper stomach to back...
