Hello everybody Went back into hospital on Sunday and Monday for colonoscopy and biopsies and the results of my MRI scan. The MRI has been carefully checked and they feel that the lymph node is not a problem and the edema and thickened wall in my...
I can't believe I'm writing this. 4 years ago I was diagnosed T4N1M0 anal cancer that had spread to local tissue. Responded to treatment. I've had 6 monthly MRI and annual CT scans and they've always come back clear. but today, the results of the MRI...
Good Evening Everyone My treating hospital is over 70 miles away and so this will mean approximately 3 and half hours travelling every day ... they also have a patient hotel within the hospital and I'm wondering if any of you have any advice re travel...
My first week of treatment for AC; Monday started with 6 hours at Chemotherapy with Cisplatin given intravenously. This went a lot better than expected, and fortunately no side effects. The nurse there was fantastic arranged a urine test as I have been...
Hi everyone, I’ve just found out that my anal cancer has come back a year after finishing chemo and radiotherapy. I’m feeling a bit lost and wondering — has anyone here been through this? Is it ever possible to have more chemo or radiation, or is surgery...
Hello again, Now at end of week 4…not long to go! Wanted to share in case it helps someone else. Side effects are building currently and know from here it only gets more intense going forward. Hospital have been brilliant and every time I go I seem...
Hi everyone, I’ve just found out that my anal cancer has come back a year after finishing chemo and radiotherapy. has anyone here have re-Irradiation by BRACHYTADIOTHETAPY ?
Hi all. Hope everyone is doing ok? I had my six month scan in august and waited eight weeks for the results! Seemed like a lifetime. I got a call from the colorectal nurse, at my local hospital, to say nothing significant found and an enlarged lymph node...
Hey everyone. Hope your doing well. well 3 weeks is and the treatment was going well and manageable. Now I have a chest infection so on antibiotics so have to stop chemo meds for 7 days. Platelets have dropped from 300 to 81 this week so I assume this...
I’ve just reached 25/28 chemo radiotherapy treatments and saw the oncologist today for a review. I’m quite sore and am having trouble sleeping because discomfort wakes me in the middle of the night. Up to now I’ve just taken paracetamol but the oncologist...
