Hi there , I finished my treatment mid July and feel good apart from the odd day . Back to playing golf etc . You would think that that was great but it’s not . Every day when I go to the loo I’m still having really bad pain , it started 2 weeks into...
Hi everyone, Has anyone who has completed chemoradiotherapy experienced long term low white blood count? In July this year I asked the GP to check my hormone levels to see if I was now post menopausal and as an aside she did a full blood count, which...
Hi All, I was given my diagnosis on Thursday and had my MRI scan on Sunday. I was expecting a full body scan but they only did my pelvic area. Is this normal?
Hi everyone Hope you are doing well in your journey. I want to have a bag ready to grab for the hospital if need be ( hopefully not needed) . Treatment starts next week so trying to get myself organised. is there anything in particular you would...
Hello I have a CT tomography booked on the 14th October to check out a very small lung nodule that was detected pre chemoradiation on my rectum/anus. My treatment finished on the 22nd August. Just wondering when scans are done after chemoradiation...
Saw the consultant today and my start date is the 20/10/25. Few weeks yet but it feels good to know when I will start. Sort of relieved and nervous at the same time. I have asked the gp for a sick note from the 1/10/25 to get my head and body ready to...
Hi all, I’m nearly done with my treatment here in the US (2 radiation treatments left). Everything has been going great. However, The past several days (during and after the second round of chemo) I have developed extreme discomfort in my digestive...
Hi everyone Hope you are keeping well. would anyone know of something that actually works on broken skin in the private area? I have not even started treatment yet and the pain I’m in when walking due to broken is is leaving me house bound and not...
Hi all I have question for you hoping that someone has had this experience during treatment. Basically my platelets have clumped on two occasions and tve reading they for showed that thry have dropped to under a 100 showing that i have thrombocytopenia...
Hi again everyone, I'm just passed the halfway point in treatment: 28 radiation sessions; Mitomycin and 5FU during week 1 and beginning of 5). Yesterday, I noticed an unusual amount of hair coming out when I washed my scalped. I knew there might be...
