I finished my 5.5 treatment on Wednesday my lovely consultant said things would be unpleasant For next 14 days. I am having runs once or twice a day the nurse said no take the diarrhea tablet unless it was persistent. I am not sure how to get back to...
I tried posting on here recently and they've not come up, does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Thanks
Hello - does anyone have any experience of anal dilation under anaesthetic to help with tight anal strictures/stenosis? My consultant has suggested it may possibly be an option but there are risks involved so doesn't sound very encouraging! Thanks, C
Just recieved a letter Friday m my oncologist stating that after mdt ? meeting my treatment can go ahead as planned no distant spread seen - when I went for original meeting she said there were some tiny spots in chest/lung area - does this mean not...
Hi, I had my 6 month appointment with my oncologist, I said I had vaginal and anal stenosis. She became angry with me and said "who told you that ! " and in no uncertain terms continued to berate me for a minute or two, not letting me get a word in...
I had my treatment back in January, spent Feb recovering and in April decided to go on holiday. Despite covering up, the anal soreness and itching came back whilst on holiday and since then I've been in agony. Anybody else have this? What did you use...
So I had my pet/ct scan on Friday I have my first appointment at Christie’s tomorrow morning and am mri scan on 27th April still in a lot of pain with my bum cheek and I think the area has got bigger it feels like an actual hole not sure how I...
Just had a phone call from my Oncologist with the results of my recent biopsies and....no sign of cancer cells yipee
So my results are cancer , squamous cell carcinoma, will be referred to Christie’s, pet scan , radiotherapy and chemo don’t know how I feel - maybe shock - sort of expected it but tried not to a few tears as I told the hubby and kids and my mum (2...
So today I get the results from my biopsy to say I’m scared is an understatement, my daughter is coming with me , my other daughter is staying with her dad , he’s not the best with emotional things and won’t talk about them yesterday my daughter bought...
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