Hi Beaumont44, 

I just wanted to say we are thinking of you during this stressful time. I guess the MDT meeting was today and I hope that you get an appointment soon to find out exactly what is going on. It's completely normal to be scared when dealing with all this uncertainty at the moment and after having been through all these tests. 

Let us know what you find out - you are not alone though and many members of our community have been through this before and will hopefully come and say hello soon and share their stories with you. While you are waiting, as there is nothing harder than waiting for a diagnosis, I thought I would share with you our helpful tips to help you cope while waiting for news. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Thankyou for your response , nothing today but hoping a phonecall in the morning x

Hi anything that helps is good , how does she feel about it ? I suppose it's a daft question because obviously don't want any of this but if it helps her get through it then it's a positive , hope you're keeping ok  ...lots of love xx

Hi,  I hope having a stoma fitted will help the symptoms Beth is having. I had a traumatic tme which I am still recovering from. On January 16th I was due to have my third chemotherapy but it was cancelled because of constipation. It was being caused by the tumour blocking my bowel. They attempted to put a stent onto the tumour but 3-4 hours later I was screaming in pain and had a peri arrest and thought I was dying. The stent perforated my bowel and ruptured the tumour. I was told that it was unlikely I would survive. I had my large bowel completely removed and had to have a stoma. I really didn't want it but in reality it has saved my life. Has Beth finished her chemotherapy? Sending hugs and thinking of Beth today. Xx

Sorry to hear this must have been so scary.  No she has 3 to go.  Not sure how long she will need to recover before she can have more chemo x

Thank you, yes it was the worst thing I've ever been through. It could take 8 weeks initially to recover and they say 3 months full recovery. I'm sure she is strong and fit and will get through this. Please let me know how she is after her operation. Thinking of you and Beth xx

Yes I will xx

Hi she wanted the stoma hope it works out ok x

Beth is in recovery, in a lot of pain.  Operation went well x

Hope beth recovers soon and can get on with her chemo bless her ..you are both in my thoughts xx

Thank you take care.  Lots of love x

Im glad she is ok and she will be given lots of strong medication. Hopefully she will sleep most of the night after the general anaesthetic.  Sending lots of love xx

Im glad she is ok and she will be given lots of strong medication. Hopefully she will sleep most of the night after the general anaesthetic.  Sending lots of love xx

Yes they are just sorting out her meds x

Hi how are you and Beth doing ? I had a hospital appt to remove a uterine polyp that was found at beginning of my scans for cancer , went ok , hope you're both OK..lots of love xxx

Hi yes all good.  Beth still doing well with the stoma bag.  Just waiting for treatment to start.  Glad the procedure went ok.  Lots of love xx

Hi how are you all doing ? Where is beth with her treatment? Hope you're all ok xx

1. Hi how are you? Beth is doing ok.  She has had 8 treatments so far with 13 to go.  She has felt tired but does not seem to be as bad as she was when on chemo.  Xx

What treatment is she having ? Is there any talk of surgery yet ? So glad she's doing ok, im ok yeah bowels aren't 100% and i had to change my phone appt with hospital because of work which i wish I'd not done now but got another appt in 2 wks xx

She is having radio/chemo tablets 5 days week for 5 weeks.  They won’t scan her till 6 weeks after her last treatment.  Hope you get things sorted.  Beth is doing so well still with the stoma bag xx

Hi there I'm so sorry I've not been in touch had a few family probs , I have been thinking about you and Beth over last couple of days , how is she ? And how are you ? I'm due my first ct scan after all my treatment xxx

I hope everything is ok.  Beth finished treatment 6 weeks ago.  Has scans on Thursday.  Radio and chemo tablets were tough on her.  Just hope and pray the tumour has shrunk.  How are you doing? I have been struggling with everything.  Recently found out a good friend of mine has breast cancer, another friend a brain tumour.  All very scary xx

Morning yeah things have settled down now thankyou , bless her please let me know how scans go , will she have surgery then to remove it ? I'm ok back at work full time bowels not too bad but not back to normal but the nurse said this could be my new normal and it is doable just different , I also had a friend from work had breast cancer then brain cancer and passed away at 54 ! Very scary just don't know what's around the corner hope your friends are ok , send my love to Beth it's a scary time for her but hopefully there's an end to this soon xxx