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I had HIPEC surgery in May 2024. My last CT last March scan shows tha PMP has returned . Since I had a stomach Hernia repair surgery early this month, I don't feel I can handle having another major surgery this soon. The doctors want me to start on an...
Evening all, im after some positive posts if there is such a thing. After having some abdominal aches I was referred by my GP for a ct scan in October 2024. Results came back that I had a mass on my appendix, didn’t think much of it at the time, I was...
Finally a diagnosis four months after being put onto the Suspected Cancer Pathway. A protocol that sets a time frame of 3 weeks for urgent cancer diagnosis. On Friday 13th September I was diagnosed with a rare cancer that has originated in my appendix...
Hi everyone, just wanted to give an update on chemo treatment. I will be having 4 cycles of XELOX which is given as IV followed by 14 days of tablets. During the IV yesterday the first hour was okay and then started to get tingling and numbness in hand...
This is my first post on this forum My 46 yrs old son has just been diagnosed with appendiceal adenocarcinoma and diagnosis has taken so long as the biopsy tissue was not a good enough samples as it kept breaking up. So we are now approx 3 months and...
I have had cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC just over 2 weeks ago. Was discharged after 9 days as everything was going well. Since being home I am struggling the side effects, pain, constipation and bloating. Keep trying all the things they say you should...
Hi everyone, I’m Keat. I was diagnosed with high-grade mucinous appendiceal cancer and had CRS and HIPEC surgery, followed by chemotherapy. Recently, I’ve been managing some challenges with small bowel obstructions due to adhesions, which led to 4 hospital...
Hi everyone, I think the operation itself has been discussed in other places so I would like to let people know what the recovery side of things is like. Obviously what i experience and how my body copes with things will not be the same for everyone...
Hello all, I’m new to the forum and I want to thank everyone who has shared on it because it really does help us feel less rubbish about everything! As the title suggests, my partner (41M) was diagnosed with stage IV mucinous adenocarcinoma originating...
Hi all, I had my appendix removal bed in May after attending the hospital with what I thought was hernia pain to be told I had severe appendicitis. They removed it the next day. Came home all well. Recovered went on holiday and returned to an appointment...
