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Thought Id start a new thread for this on rather than tag on to my CAPOX Treatment Thread here CAPOX Journey Travel Insurance now where do I start. OH has been diagnosed nearly 1 Year (In September) In that time he's been through surgery before treatment...
Hi everyone. I thought I'd post an update on my journey on Mounjaro weight loss injections if anyone is considering taking it after colorectal surgery. I started taking it in April this year 14 months after my operation as my weight had increased too...
I finished my chemo four months ago and after surgery I have no active cancer. My hair has always been a little thin on the top, but now it seems to be staying thin and not really growing, does anyone have any tips?
Hi Guys, I finished my chemo treatment March 2023, 6 months of the oxy and capecitabine and since then my body hair has become quite an issue, it’s growing at the speed of knots and no matter how I control it ie epilating it grows back within days and...
Well this week is starting to feel increasingly strange for me. I’m a teacher, just raring up to go back to work next week, finishing all those little jobs around the house and making the most of the last few days. Exactly the same as I have done for...
Hi to everyone, I greet you all from the bottom of my heart and I want to tell you that I will have a right hemicolectomy operation and I want to know how successful that would be and if this kind of operation will make me to have a stoma bag and how...
Hi, I’m new here. I was diagnosed in May 24 after 2 months of rectal bleeding (I thought it was haemorrhoids!). No other symptoms or examination findings but my GP decided to do a FIT test anyway which was sky high so I was referred for an urgent appointment...
So my husband has completed 25 radio chemotherapy sessions then we had the eight week wait for re scans. met with surgeon who gave us hope that the tumour had shrunk and could be scar tissue left. last night however received letter he sent to husbands...
Hi everyone I want to say thank you for everyone that has contributed to this forum. They found a mass during my colonoscopy on Wednesday last week and I've spent hours reading through peoples experience and advice (its kept me away from google!). So...
I was wondering if anyone has had a similar kind of tight band pain, sometimes stabbing, or a dull ache, in the upper right quadrant area, I have a colonoscopy soon and I should've had one last year but chickened out, now my fit test result is really...
