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Hi all Just curious to know what other people experiences are. How long did you have to wait from having your first colonoscopy (where they found your tumour) to meeting with your consultant and having the discussion about what is actually going on...
Hi, Have a date for my surgery, positive meeting with surgeon after MDT. The tumour is high risk dysplasia and requires surgery, surgeon has informed me that further biopsy will be done and there is the risk that cancer cells may still show up and...
Hello I am 70 year old female Had bowel urgency and change in bowel habits for over a year.7/8 month ago red blood on toilet paper,talked myself out of going to GP then 3/4 weeks ago I noticed red blood on the outside of my stool. ⁰contacted GP...
So found out yesterday that hubby has a single small (less than 1cm) met on liver. Been referred to Leeds to liver team. There seems to be a bewildering array of treatments with the most likely seeming to be ablation or surgery. Not sure if chemo is likely...
My husband was diagnosed with Rectal Cancer earlier in the year. He has almost finished his 26 sessions of radiotherapy along with taking capecitabine tablets. He has been told that the next step is to have a scan in around 2 months time to find out...
Hi My partner (male 49) was told 2 weeks ago after his colonoscopy (had due to >400 count on his fit test) that he has a 60mm stricturing tumour in his sigmoid colon. He has a CT scan yesterday. Today he had an ultrasound on his liver (ordered by...
Hi everyone, I will start by sharing a bit about my husbands story. My husband has colorectal cancer. 32mm striating tumor in the right hand side of his large intestine found after a colonoscopy back in July. Ended up having it removed via emergency...
Hello everyone! I was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer with liver and lung mets in July last year. I had stoma surgery, 12 weeks of Capox, 25 days of radiotherapy, liver resection, bowel surgery, and I'm about to start my final 12 weeks of chemo...
Female 26, referred 2WW colonoscopy appointment.
After 5 months of treatment for low rectal cancer I was given the all clear NED in March and put on watch and wait instead of TME, Barbie but and stoma. Thinking this is the easy option. But guess what, it isn't. I live in the Highlands of Scotland which...
