Hi Everyone, I have just 8 treatments to go so finally I feel the end is in sight. Everything is very sore and I have developed a painful haemorrhoid. For those of you who have finished treatment,, will this shrink and disappear or am I now stuck with...
I have gone from 2.5ml liquid morphine to 5ml to 7.5ml but it never seems to make the slightest difference to bms. Has anyone found a level of morphine which reduces a bm from excruciating, shouting obscenties, pain to just really bad pain?
My partner has recently been diagnosed Stage 4 and we have upcoming appointment with the consultant. I have been doing all I can to research anything that might help and I've read about immunotherapy in conjunction with chemotherapy although as far...
Last week I had my meeting with the oncologist to review my 3 month post scan results, its wonderful news no sign of the tumour. I was shocked as I had told myself that the treatment can take 6 months to work so so so happy to get this news . I will now...
I have become anxious about being given a diagnosis of melanoma anal cancer. Having been told the cancer has not metastasised anywhere else and is localised in the lower anus I am waiting for further information next week. When I got my diagnosis...
Hi there I was diagnosed earlier this year with a locally advanced anal cancer staged at T4N1c with inguinal and iliac lymph nodesi had 6 weeks of radiotherapy .I am currently awaiting re staging scans can anyone tell me what happens next if the radiotherapy...
Help! I’m on day 3 and I feel awful, I can barely move and have to go to radiotherapy in an a hour. My body is so achy and I feel so sick. Looking for words of encouragement and how was your experience? How did you manage going to radiotherapy every day...
Hello Everyone. I imagine that many have been here where I am now. I was referred by the colorectal surgeon for chemoradiotherapy on the 1st November and as yet have heard nothing about an appointment with the oncologist/radiotherapy team at Leeds. It...
After my initial meeting with the oncologist yesterday got some phone calls today with some appointments!! Mon 2nd oncologist to sign forms etc. Tues 3rd MRI, CT and mapping tattoo. 18th Maggie meeting to be shown around radiotherapy centre and...
After sixteen months of waiting for treatment, ie. Polypectomy I have just been diagnosed with anal cancer. It was not a surprise to me, but clearly a surprise to the consultant. I’m ok but then not ok. I am really worried about my partner who could...
