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Can someone help me please? My husband had a tummy bug, it wouldn't and dr did blood and fecal tests. Got worse and yesterday at 5pm dr said no markers for bowel cancer but bloating was so so bad. Sent us to hospital and had c.t. 3:30 this morning...
Hi guys,I have just joined the group and im reaching out for some support,I had a full open right hemicolectomy with melascolic clean up on the 29th April 2025 all went well with surgery apart from me getting pneumonia,I'm still getting rib pain in front...
Hello everyone! I am writing right now with my throat and eyes protesting as our neighbour is yet again burning what seems like an incense shop in her place which then comes through our walls and spreads through our entire apartment. The walls we share...
Hi, Irinotecan and Raltitrexed chemo together is unfortunately not a usual regime on the NHS, I understand due to cost (used extensively in some other countries & proven to be a good alternative where a patient, like me, has 5FU issues). We know that...
Just an update to say Simon is doing ok he still has the urine drain in his back but has a scan next week so they can work out how they are going to repair the ureta. Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive during his journey xxx
Hello. I have just been diagnosed with rectal cancer after a colonoscopy was performed because of an abnormal bowel screening test. I don't have any symptoms but do have a sore coccyx and occasional sciatica. The sore coccyx started about 8 months ago...
Hi everyone hope you are doing ok. I tried to do a search in here but couldn’t seem to find how to do it! My 7th cycle of CAPOX has been delayed this morning due to low platelets. They have been dipping slowly and on my bloods on Tuesday they were 74...
Hope you don’t mind me emailing, I found this information on Facebook. I feel like I’m going out of my mind with worry. Yesterday my doctor called to say my FIT test came back positive, 20ug and she’s sending me for 2 week wait colonoscopy referral, I...
I recently had a couple of polyps removed during Colonoscopy. Will test results appear in NHS App? The polyps were sent to the lab 4 weeks ago. Thanks
Hi All ! New here …. Op 5 wks ago, in patient 3 weeks, home 12 days. 30% of wounds don’t heal and I’m in that group. I have negative pressure machine and community nurses changing 3x week. Side lying but I can walk and stand. Too soon to use a valley...
