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Hi, I had cyto surgery and HIPEC August 2021. Very grateful to Christie staff, family and friends for their support. Like many on here I also feel quite isolated, as it’s little known and we’re all spread far and wide. Feel much better than I did but...
Hi all over the past 4 years I have tried to be positive despite chemo, operations etc. Now on a parp inhibitor. Some people are on same path and others a slightly different route. It seems with breast cancer that there are so many others that you can...
Hey everyone. I am new to this chat group and am so pleased i came across it while doing some research on the Macmillan Site. I refuse to search google as i feel they do not always have the answers and some of their advice and sites are not always...
I am due major surgery on 17th may (this month). I was wondering if anyone can tell me how long the recovery period is and how i can speed up my recovery? I have taken a year of work to recover and have no idea what to expect. This will be my 2nd op but...
Well, I'm brand new on here an thought I'd introduce myself. Call me Jeff. From Cullercoats. I had a chunk of my colon removed 3 years ago, all seemed good. Until... Last December my ct scan showed many shadows. A quick inspection and biopsy showed...
Hi, I have just been diagnosed with Peritoneum cancer & have my first oncology appointment tomorrow to see my Oncologist. Not sure what he will say but i will try & fight it like i did with the Ovarian cancer. All i can think of at the moment is I’m going...
Hi. I haven’t posted anything for some time now. After 6 cycles of chemo last year as i had responded well to treatment I had debulking surgery in July. As well as total hysterectomy, I was told that as much as was visible was removed including in pelvic...
Hi All I'm new here, and it is my 75 year old mum who has peritoneal cancer. She's had chemo and ultra radical surgery over a year ago, and was on olaparib as hers is BRCA2 related. In the last 3 weeks, she's been hospitalised twice as she's had bowel...
I do to have Primary Perotineal Cancer. I've been experiencing bad fatigue. All I want to do is lie down and sleep, I have no energy and have noticed that I have a burning sensation on the heels of my feet. Is anyone else experiencing bad fatigue? Or...
Hi. Has anyone any experience of this type of treatment please? I have had Primary Peritoneal Cancer for well over a year now, finally diagnosed at Satge IIIC in March last year following a biopsy. Since last May I have had six cycles of the usual Carbo...
