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Small bowel transplant

I just had a colonoscopy/endoscopy done 3/3 and they found 2 polyps. One was 12 mm. I am very scared of finding out the pathology. I’m 37 with 3 kids and colon cancer runs on my mom’s side. I’m scared.

I find this amusing, but also frustrating. Xanthan gum seems to becoming more prevalent in a lot of foods now, and like many others I seem particularly sensitive to this ingredient. On getting my prescription through for Colestyramine I’m confused as to why it contains an ingredient can make worse the

a few weeks ago I posted about me having blood streaks in my stool for about 8 months. Well I was able to get into a doctor who said he wanted to do a colonoscopy. My colonoscopy was completed this morning. He found a polyp in my rectum about 2 inches up from my anus. He removed it, said he’s fairly

Hey All, I'm a newbie here posting on behalf of my mum, who has just been diagnosed with stage 1A ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC). She had her debulking surgery in late Jan and is now being offered watch and wait or adjuvant chemotherapy as options. I've read that OCCC is chemo resistant. Just

Diagnosed in 2012 with a CEA of 1.0. Never higher than 2.77. There could be a lot of things going on here. I am hereditary with Lynch Syndrome. Is it an indicator for recurrence? I hope not. I have a PET scan 11/25 and another CEA check. That will tell us a lot👍🤟💪

Hi, I am so wondering if someone received Topotecan as a treatment 3x 21 days.I have ovarian cancer plus pleural effusion and lymph nodes metastasis .

Hi :) Has anyone done this? I was told my by hemo that its ok and that I can take a break from aspirin for 5 days before surgery...but im still worried about general bleeding and complications, so would love to hear if anyone have done it and how it went?

Hi everyone, I'm an MSc Student at the university of Strathclyde, studying Clinical Health Psychology. I'm currently looking for people based in the UK to take part in my study that is investigating the potential links between colon/bowel cancer and insomnia/sleep issues. My study has been linked

I’m so worried I have colon cancer. I am 35. I never knew to pay attention to the size and shape of your poop until recently. When I did I noticed that it can be thinner or flat square shaped for several days and then go back to more round normal shape for a couple days then back to abnormal again. I

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can jakafi cause lower sodium, chloride and sugar?anyone have this.?

After all the worry, I have started getting appointments scheduled related to my treatment. My most shocking one is that I have been referred to a Colorectal Surgeon to discuss my "Appendix Pathology". My medical oncologist has said he has already been talking to both surgeons about my treatment plan

Having recently had both a CT colonoscopy and a sigmoidoscopy to identify why I am experiencing rectal bleeding, I read on the uk cancer research website that this can be a side effect of taking Hydroxy. https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/drugs/hydroxycarbamide#:~:text=This%20can

I've just revisited some of the Ovacome videos (accessed by a You Tube search or on their website) and there's a range of them that help explain things like HRD, Lynch syndrome, rare genetic changes, dealing with fatigue, hair care, speaking to family and children about the diagnosis. They are great

We found out yesterday mums OC has metastasised to the brain. We don’t have a treatment plan yet although radiotherapy has been mentioned. Does anyone have any experience, knowledge or advice for this diagnosis. I’m devastated for my mum who has spent the last 3 years since diagnosis in relatively good

Hello, I have burning feets from ET for several months here and stomach upset from the aspirin , this despite my good blood values and ascal use. I take the ascal in the evening with meals and Pycnogenol now only half a dose (25mg) in the morning. And guess what. The persistent symptoms have disappeared

hi all so my husband has had bloody stools for a few weeks and he had a stool test which showed he’s calprotecten at 374 and he has h ployori.. they have given antibiotics and referred him to gastro.. but In the mean while we are very worried about he’s results … has anyone experienced this any advice

Hi Everyone.....I hope you're all doing well. I'm not sure how my liver is going......I see the specialist in 3 weeks. I have no fluid retention, no jaundice, no HE, but I do have portal hypertension for which I take carvedilol. I have had one varice banded. I won't know my blood readings until I see

To all the parents going through tough times: If you're facing challenges, hold on and have faith in God. No matter how difficult the journey, keep moving forward—there is hope. I want to share my story to give strength to those in similar situations. After three miscarriages, I was blessed with

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