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Hi newbie here, Sorry, it’s a long one to explain the journey. So, we’ve been on this rollercoaster ride with my lovely dad since January 2024. It all started with Dad sending off his stool sample for one of the bi-annual health checks he does which...
My husband has been diagnosed with both throat cancer and bowel cancer,they are treatment the throat cancer first as it's more important how long would it be after treatment (radiotherapy) only, would they start treatment for the bowel,any information...
Hi, After thinking I had IBS for a few months, which goes hand-in-hand with Fibromyalgia, a condition I've had for the past 17 years, I casually mentioned to my GP - at an appointment for something not at all connected - about my symptoms and asked...
Hi guys it’s 03.10 and I haven’t slept a wink. Currently lying on the sofa so my husband can get some sleep after battling insomnia for 5hrs. I had my first treatment today and I cannot sleep. I’ve tried white noise, music staying off social media and...
I have recently turned 40 years old and have always had some bowel issues, mainly what I thought was IBS. In recent months I had noticed blood following stools on a few separate occasions and assumed I had haemorrhoids. I also have bloating and some loose...
Hi, I have stage 4 colon cancer. I have had multiple surgeries over the years. Previous surgery has left me urinary incontinent and with a fistula (abnormal connection between bladder and rectum.). I need surgery again for another colon tumour. The...
How long does it take for the pain to get better following a bowel cancer operation
Hi everyone, New here. A week now since my PET scan and two weeks from colonoscopy which revealed malignant tumour - virtually certain bowel cancer. As yet no communication from hospital so do not know if MTD has taken place. What is the usual time...
Do colon cancer symptoms come and go? Is it possible to have blood in stool, then nothing for 6 months, a clear CBC and blood tests, and then blood in stool again now? (No weight loss, fever, fatigue, but have had some constipation and lower abdomen...
Hello everyone just had my anaesthesia pre op for my bowel (right hemicolectomy) resection op and have been told I will wake up with an NG tube in situ. This was a bit of a surprise, as with my last bowel resection I didn’t have one. I have a shockingly...
