Last Thursday I went as a day case to the hospital for the anal stretching to see if it would ease some of my loo problems. The worst part of the day was the waiting for over two hours for my turn, my fault completely but in my nervous state I forgot...
Hi - Can someone help me interpret these biopsy results. I am all Dr. Googled out, so if anyone can give me some honest insight, it would be so helpful right now. Thank you Diagnosis: Anal mass, excisional biopsies: Invasive moderately differentiated...
My mum had a stoma bag fitted 3 weeks ago, she has been in and out of hospital as very poorly wiv 3 infections, temperature, and she couldn't remember anything. Once everything was back to normal she was sent home, but she is still having problems with...
Good afternoon I'm three weeks post treatment tomorrow. Just wondered if other people experienced good days and bad days. I'm feeling deflated because my soreness had calmed and now it's back. Xx
Hello. i have been diagnosed with anal cancer and I have my surgery on Thursday for a non reversible stoma and I am feeling very anxious about it all.
Final radiotherapy and chemo today. I'm so grateful to everyone here for their words of support, comfort and advice. Next question, how did you all cope once treatment had finished? What can I expect over the next few weeks? Happy new year everyone...
Hi My mum had a stoma in last week, it started working couple of days ago, that is healing and getting smaller so all good there, is it normal to have major cramping to the point it actually hurts. Also she bleeding alot from down below, I'm assumed...
Good evening. I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. I'm going into week 6 of my treatment tomorrow and the localised side effects have started to step up. I was wondering if anyone had any side effects in their lady bits during treatment and had any...
Hi all finally got a date for surgery 29th January! Been crying all day it’s all getting to me had biopsy an examination yesterday..got to take my anal canal an back of my vagina away but can rebuild my vagina! I’m so constipated it hurts have taken stuff...
Hi All, I haven't been on her for such a long time. Anyway long story short. I was diagnosed November 2021 had the usual chemo/radio which cleared the anal/vagina/lymph nodes. Showed a spread to my clavicle and a couple more lymph nodes. I had carboplatin...
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