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Hi everyone, I hope we are all doing as well as we can be! I am due surgery on Thursday for sigmoid removal and a temporary Stoma. So far i have had Radiotherapy with chemo followed by chemotherapy by itself. Thankfully my body has responded and I am...
Last year,exactly a year today actually, I was rushed in after suffering pain and extreme weight lose for a couple of months. It was found after CT that I had a blockage in my bowel. After emergency surgery I had half my large bowel taken away. I was...
Someone told me about the findings on helpful recovery from colon cancer . BBC News - Audio Clip (4 mins) The irony of the research is that it conflicts with the practises of chemotherapy. Having a colon resection , shortly after a hip replacement...
Hi, I am my sisters carer as she has rheumatoid Arthritis and Schizophrenia she has bowel cancer. It was treated for stage 3 with it being present in one lymph node. On finishing chemo for mop up at her 1st ct scan it was found to have spread to lungs...
I have stage 4 bowel cancer which has spread to my liver. I'm under palliative care atm. I was told I can start chemo soon, it could give me years if it works, or on the other hand it could significantly shorten my life. They haven't told me how long...
I had my 3rd infusion of oxaliplatin today and suffered a reaction shortly after. Racing heart rate, high blood pressure, felt hot and like I was going to faint. I was given IV hydrocortisone, IV piriton and IV fluids. After about 10 minutes I felt ‘normal...
So I had a call back from one of the MacMillan nurses at the hospital. The MDT had a meeting on Friday and the appointment I have on 10th June isn’t for surgery, it’s an appointment to meet the surgeon and to discuss my surgery and treatment plan. The...
Hello there I am new to the community and have had a right hemi-colectomy in mid April and biopsy results were that it had spread to four out of 17 lymph nodes. There is no direct invasion of blood vessels. If anyone has views on alternatives to standard...
Hi, Just wondering how long you all waited for your results following your colonoscopy/CT scan? I had my colonoscopy on 17th May and my CT scan 3 or 4 days later. During my colonoscopy they discovered a 6cm tumour in my transverse colon and managed...
I have just found out I have a malignant tumour in my colon. I've had blood tests and today I'm having a CT scan to see if it has spread. An operation to remove it and chemo to follow. Over whelmed with different emotions at the moment.
