I'm 5 weeks post treatment and wanted to ask a few questions: Can I ask the ladies here about the vaginal dilator? At what point post treatment did you start using dilator and how often? Tbh the last thing on my mind at the moment is sex but I've only...
I feel as if this is going on for ages, I have just passed mucus from rectum and it's had blood in it! Not loads but it's there and when I wipe! I saw another doctor at hospital the last time it happened and he didn't seem concerned! He examined me but...
Lace 23 I hope everyone is doing ok. I have been following the threads for a while and received wonderful advice from everyone when I was having treatment last year. I am coming to nearly a year since I finished chemo radiotherapy and still have some...
Hi everyone After nearly three months of worry and anticipation I received positive confirmation that my tumour is indeed cancerous. Whilst I would have preferred not to hear that news I was delighted to finally be told and put to bed the dread of...
Hi, My mum is just about to start her first chemo for anal cancer with liver mets, having just been diagnosed. I live about 2 hrs away and have young kids - I would like to support her through chemo (her husband will also be supporting 24/7). I can...
Hello everyone hope you are all well, well as can be expected! I finished my chemo radiotherapy just over a year ago and last week I have started with terrible discomfort down below again all where I was in excruciating pain when weeing and bleeding then...
Good evening Macmillan I'm six week post treatment this week and wanted to check in and share my progress in the hope that it helps others. Its been a long road but I feel like I'm getting there. The soreness in my bottom has mostly gone though I am...
Hi all. Hope you are all battling on. I finished my treatment 7 weeks ago now. I feel I've turned the corner in my recovery but still have a few issues so advice would be most welcome please. My skin has begun to heal although still very sore. Having...
Well that was all done and dusted in 30mins. The letter said allow 2 hours for a PICC insertion. I really don’t know why I got myself so anxious about it! Treatment will be so much easier with this line in and it means I can have my can of chemo attached...
Shortish back story - been having problems with what I thought were internal hemorrhoids for a long time (longer than I'd like to admit). Had a really bad case of constipation due to taking Zofran for covid nausea in Sept. Started having additional problems...
