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by Roachie
Mon Nov 27, 2017 10:57 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Survived Squarmous Cell Carcinoma, what next? Prognosis and recurrence?
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Survived Squarmous Cell Carcinoma, what next? Prognosis and recurrence?

Hi everyone, Been a while since I darkened your doorstep. It's now 12 months since the long journey from major surgery then 8 cycles of chemo. Great Oncologist onboard however........ I'm still having a few issues. Of course the effects of losing 22cm of bowel has it's everyday dramas. Here are my m...
by Roachie
Sun Apr 16, 2017 3:18 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Painful swallowing during and after chemo
Replies: 6
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Re: Painful swallowing during and after chemo

Yes to me the throat thing has been pretty bad. I believe it's part of the Neuropathy. My onc eventually gave me Cymbalta for the nerve endings. Chemo in inter is horrible with such an effect. You can't swallow anything less than room temp and I came close to dropping things out of the fridge so man...
by Roachie
Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:44 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Thanks for adding me, so many questions answered here
Replies: 9
Views: 2179

Re: Thanks for adding me, so many questions answered here

Thanksfor all the kind words of support. 4th cycle begins tomorrow, not looking forward to the pinsand needles again ces't la vie. Thanks for your Anzac reference, it's what keeps my mind off throwing poison into your body. lol
by Roachie
Thu Jan 05, 2017 11:07 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Thanks for adding me, so many questions answered here
Replies: 9
Views: 2179

Thanks for adding me, so many questions answered here

Hi, Totally new to this. In June 2016 I finally bit the bullet to have my constant bleeding looked into. The first colonoscopy discovered my colon was 70% blocked and this was causing the bleeding. The biopsy was inconclusive as the scan only showed what could be inside that part. Moved my care to t...

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