Hi all, finished treatment in Wednesday. Painful poos are horrible! Also skin inside butt cheeks and genital area broken and bleeding, anyine else had this? Any tips on what to do to try and speed up recovery. Have Polymem dressings and flaminal hydro...
Hi has anyone had immunotherapy for Anal cancer after chemo didn't work? I'm due to start it soon .
Three weeks post treatment, poops aren’t as bad as they were but still find myself reaching for sitz bath to ease stinging and pain when passing. Is this normal or is pain lasting too long? As always any advice will be appreciated.
Hello all, Had all my scans and have my oncology meeting on Tuesday. Everyone I’ve spoke to and asked, is it HPV-? have said ‘well, it doesn’t say HPV+, which it would say if it was’. I know I will find out on Tuesday but it’s sounding more like HPV...
Hello, I just did a pet scan today and learned a short while ago that the tumor is about 3.5 centimeters but no spread to lymph nodes or metastasis. I am relieved and grateful for this news, though of course still nervous about what lies ahead. Fingers...
Hi I had a ultrasound yesterday because something showed up on my Pet Ct Scan which i had a few weeks ago for staging. The ultrasound showed no lymph node activity. Is this good? Also my oncologist suggested a picc line for when i start treatment i...
Hello everyone, I finally finished the 6 cycles of Carboplatin/Paclitaxel on May 19th - bit of a slog, but overall not too bad and with no delays to treatment throughout. I tolerated the treatment very well with no adverse effects (apart from the extravasation...
Hi all, an update. I had my first lump (external) removed in December, got told cancer in March. Had all the scans etc. 2nd small internal tumour removed surgically beginning of June. Got admitted via A&E as had a haemorrhage 3 day stay. Got a call...
Hi I have just been diagnosed with anal cancer and start radiotherapy next week. Are there any tips or advice? Thankyou
Hi. Diagnosed this week with anal carcinoma. Awaiting scheduling of CTPET scan, then consultations with a specialist. Nine years ago I endured a full year of chemo, radiation, and targeted treatment for HER2 breast cancer. Yes, I am thankful the treatment...
