Hi, diagnosed last week with anal cancer (SCC) and experiencing perianal abscesses which is causing complications. I’m booked for a temporary stoma and ostomy. When my stoma is formed I will have a seton to keep my abscesses open to drain. This was...
Hello. I'm about 14 weeks post treatment. First scans have shown excellent treatment response but I was wondering if anyone else experienced a sharp pain when opening bowels following their radiotherapy. My pain had gone but now I'm getting a pain almost...
I start chemo next week, carboplatin and Paclitaxel on week one and then just Paclitaxel on weeks 2 and 3,then a week off before we start again. Any info would be appreciated- how long does it take, how ill will I be, how soon will I lose my hair? Anything...
Hi everyone , I’ve just seen my oncologist and start chemo radiotherapy in 3 weeks . Unfortunately my cancer has spread via lymph nodes to my retrorectal cysts .. this has never been seen by my doctor and has made me very anxious . I wonder if anyone...
Hello everyone, my 2nd week of chemo finished yesterday and I've done 25 days of radiotherapy, 3 days to go. Feeling quite tearful and am burnt, sore and blistered and wondering how I can get through these last 3 sessions. Ive been given lots of creams...
This is where I am 3 weeks post treatment and I have detailed my experiences from day 1 of treatment, 12 February 2024. Diagnosis - anal cancer T2 N1a M0 This was my journey…. Your days will be ruled by your appt schedule, but the 6 weeks will...
Hi everyone , as I have posted before , I have an anal cancer and 2 large retrorectal cysts which are showing cancer too . I meet my oncologist next week and I believe my stage is T3 N1 m0 . I think I understand what this means but totally confused...
Hi everyone, Thank you so much to everyone who replied to my original post when I had just been diagnosed. The last few weeks have included more scans and lots of waiting. I've had one MRI scan saying no lymph node involvment, and a second opinion that...
Good afternoon everyone. Just checking in. Had my 3 month scans this week. And now I'm full of aches and pains that I haven't had before and my brain is working overtime. Just reaching out to see how you all coped with that period. I have been feeling...
Hello all I’m still waiting on my scan results (9 weeks now) but was always told I’ll be having APR anyway & have had an appointment with the surgeon through on my Patients Know Best /NHS app for mid April. No letter in the post yet but am assuming...
