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Hi all I’m new to this forum. My mum was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the start of the year. We had hoped it was caught early and could be seen off with a few cycles of chemo. However at her first chemo session her consultant confirmed it had spread...
Hello I have been having symptoms for the past couple of years, putting them down to age and/or menopause (I'm 55). I went to the gp last year (Aug '24) and had a colonoscopy, which showed just two small polyps which were removed. The symptoms didn...
Timeline is something like: 12th Sept - Colonoscopy 18th Sept - MRI 23rd Sept - CT I've heard nothing at all from them since. Nobody gave me any advice about diet either (I've got a partial blockage... 80% to 90%). I had to figure out the...
I'm new to the group, I had a QFIT back in May with a score of 10 so for referred to colonrectal clinic for a follow-up and I did a further QFIT last month and it came back with a score in high 300s so I've been referred for a colonoscopy, so I'm feeling...
Just like to share a good news story.I had a high anterior resection for a sigmoid colon cancer in Sept 2021.A few weeks after surgery my CEA level jumped to 45 and after scans they discovered a solitary liver Met had developed.I was put on 6 months Folfox...
Recently diagnosed colo rectal cancer. I've had a resection with a temporary (probably) stoma all in three months, still trying to process it all!
I have finally a date for my surgery 20/10/2025. I am so scared and confused that I cannot even think properly, I will have my pre op assessment this coming Friday and I cannot think on tings to ask about it. Should I mention the prostate cancer too the...
Hi everyone. I’m just wondering, has anyone experienced getting stomach ulcers due to chemo? And what is the procedure when this happens? a bit of background, my mum was having severe pains in her stomach, we all just thought it was normal side effects...
Our Honeymoon July/August 2024 – My husband struggled to sit at a low table which required crossed legs. When we got back home he was struggling to put his socks on. His hip was causing him pain. I encouraged him to go to the doctors. He was referred...
Hi guys, I'm undergoing palliative chemo for pretoneal disease/ cancer. I has emergency surgery in Dec 21 whee half my bowel was removed along with lymph nodes and scraping of my peritoneal lining. All went well or as best as it could. I'm now going...
