Hi all, Had an external lump removed from Anal area recently and have been told today there was a 3mm central malignant section surrounded by benign tissue. Have a CT booked for tomorrow and an MRI for the day after (can’t fault the speed of the NHS...
Hospital visit went well. I don't have my next appointment for 8 months bloody hell...my longest is 4!! I have been given my lovely Oncologist's secretaries direct phone number in case pain in other places starts and I have anything else 'crop up' but...
So….I completed the 6 week treatment regime last Friday and am really glad to be done. Like many if you, my radiation burns continued to get worse after treatment ended. I think maybe they are starting to turn the corner today. We shall see. Right now...
Well, hospital appointment on Wednesday to have Dr. vann Der Voet to examine my bum again wish me luck xxx
Hello! I am writing to tell you about my case and to know what you think about it based on your extensive experience with these issues. First of all, I have been having intermittent rectal bleeding at the time of defecation for several years (approximately...
Hi Some of you may have seen my post a couple of weeks ago titled ‘Scared’ Well I had my sigmoidoscopy on Monday where I explained my fears of anal cancer due to HPV and the lump from my anus. However the Dr carrying out the procedure didn’t seem at...
Hi everyone hope you are all as well as can be expected. I haven’t been on here for a while as I’ve been struggling with side effects from radiotherapy/chemo. My bottom is healing nicely ( at the time I never thought it would) no where near as sore but...
Hi guys, just dropping in and letting all my lovely friends that I made during those difficult times and newbies know how I'm doing . I'm still working full time post diagnosis 2years ago and post treatment 2years ago this 31st of March. As the 'oldies...
Hi, I was told yesterday by surgeon that I almost certainly have anal cancer. Biopsy not back but she is certain enough to already schedule staging tests. She mentioned that treatmpment is usually chemo + radiation…which is very much what I’m seeing on...
I have gone through radiotherapy first which worked on my anal cancer briefly, but I had a recurrence a few months later and then a course of chemotherapy and an immunotherapy trial which sadly has not worked either . I have fortunately been referred...
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