Good luck with everything. My dad's case is different as he had a by pass in 2003 adn oncologist felt chemo too severe. We have scans tomorrow to see where we are at and fingers crossed.

take care and good luck

Hope it goes well for your husband today. Thinking of you both
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Hi Janey I dont have any answers and dont understand all these measures and lingos as my dad cant have chemo so we dont have all these stats. Just wanted to say hang in there, you are overwhelmed from all sides right now and will be thinking of you on Thursday when you go to your oncologist. take ca...

Thank you Bev. I have been reading your posts. Everyone has been through so much here but the sharing is amazing. I thought with the time difference, everyone would be in bed over there! Will be thinking of you on Thursday. Good luck.
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So sorry to hear about your sister. She has a wonderful support around her and hope things get better.

The replies are so informative and much clearer and personal that the hours we are googled googling!

thanks all
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Wishing you good luck at every single step of this journey.

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Hi all My dad has his scans tomorrow and I am sick with worry. He has been v ill last two weeks and doctor had to come to house yesterday to give him something to stop the diarrhoea and nausea. He is also complaining of a burning in his upper abdomen. Has anyone ever had that? My mum, trying to find...

Thinking of you....hope for better news soon.

deirdre

Good luck, you are fantastic to be asking all those questions and keep going til you get the answers.
take care of you both
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Thanks a mik for reply. All Dad's bood tests are back clear. He doesnt have anaemia. I think my mum was actually hoping something would come back that we could deal with. Scans next Wed. Sick with worry that it is on the move. Have to try not to speculate until results on 28th but hard not to. take ...

Thinking of you and your husband. Cannot imagine the extreme of emotions. Thank God ye have each other right now.

Thank you all so much for the replies. you are all so knowledgable! I guess the big problem for us as a family is that the Irish system is not great. As dad is not having chemo, he was discharged my oncology and as surgery was a "success", he was also discharged there so we are officially ...

Hello all My name is Deirdre and I write from Ireland and was soooo happy to find this site as getting info is a night mare. My dad was diagnosed with colon cancer on March 4th and had colon surgery on April 1st. He , thankfully, did not need a colostomy. He had 26 lymph nodes removed and cancer sho...