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After treatment for bowel cancer, most people find the way their bowel works changes. Some people will need to have a temporary or permanent stoma, which is a surgically created opening in the abdomen. Other people will need to change the foods they eat. For inform...Read More
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Hi My name is Bianca, I’m 31 and was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer in July. I’m not sure if anyone else has experienced this but I am struggling mentally with my chemotherapy. I have just started my treatment for bowel cancer (CAPOX), which includes an infus...Read More
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Hi... thought I'd pop in. My 7 weeks radiation and chemo treatment ended on 13 May. It is today 24 July and I have to wait until mid August for my follow up petscan so I know if I'm jumping for joy or not I'm one of the 50% unlucky ones hwo have ended up with...Read More
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Cancer and its treatment may cause fertility problems, for both men and women. This will depend on the type of cancer and treatment you have. Infertility after treatment may be temporary, lasting months to years, or permanent. If you want to become a parent, add to...Read More
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Hello, it is now 9 weeks since my treatment for throat cancer finished (3 chemo plus 35 radiation). I have recovered very well in all aspects except for ongoing mouth pain. In particular my tongue and back of throat are still very sore and irritated. I eat all m...Read More
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I'm having 7 weeks radiation treatment plus 3 chemo treatments interspersed... As of current plan my last treatment is around middle of May... I'm at that stage that even drinking water is painful... I hold saliva in my mouth for as long as I can because obviously ...Read More
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New to these forums, my name is Cary, I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in july of last year, soon after having an unsuccessful whipples.After many ERCP the doctor thought veins and arteries would be clear, they were not, so he had to close me back up. After h...Read More
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Hi all I have a Cancer/healing blog and just posted about Cancer and fertility. I am left infertile after treatment and know it can be a hard thing to deal with so I am sharing how I am coping with this - I hope it can help you too! Here's the link. https://www.thesanasoul.com.au/post/cancer-and-fertility...Read More
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Hi alljust wondering if anyone has experienced the cyberknife and if they experienced any pain or side effects? On Wednesday I’m getting a seed implanted in the middle of my lung tumour. Once the seed has settled I will be booked in to have this cyberknife procedu...Read More
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I had this procedure over 5 weeks ago now. Given the enormity of the procedure and the lifelong dietary and possible other changes it would entail, I did consider not having it and just letting the cancer have its way, but here I am now. I know it's early days yet ...Read More
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