My Experience of Bowel Cancer Reviews
Newest Review: ... and within another week I was seeing a specialist who suspected bowel cancer. Two weeks later this was confirmed by a ... more
... gastroscopy and colonoscopy. The surgeon told me the bad news and the good news. The bad news was that I had a cancer about the size of an orange and needed a hemi-colectomy (about two foot of my colon removed - we usually have about five foot). The good news was that it was the right-hand-side and this would mean I didn't need a colostomy. Being the right side also has a disadvantage - when you bleed it falls into the blind end of the colon and can take much longer to discover. A "blind" bleed usually...moreCustomer My Experience of Bowel Cancer Reviews (1)
by - written on 23/04/02, updated on 02/11/04 (Very useful, 219 readings)
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I had gradually felt weaker and more tired over the last two or three years. My resistance to illness seemed particularly low. Believing I was "a bit low" I took multi-vitamins and minerals. Things picked up briefly but then gradually deteriorated, double doses didn't make much difference, nor did the exercise bike. I couldn't understand why I had to rest when climbing stairs, even a single flight (it was only 1998 that I'd had a diving medical and the doctor had been very impressed). Then one morning when I was going out to work I commented to my wife that I was feeling a bit low and may be home early. When I got to work I just collapsed in .. Read the complete review
