For five years I have suffered migraines on and off when needing to open my bowels. Excruciating pains and blood pressure shoots up 189/90 which compared to 115/50 which I usually have which is low and always has been. I pace around the room as no lying...
Good afternoon everybody, I thought I would give a little update on Mum, and also just ask a couple of questions, which I’m sure you who have experienced this awful illness will be able to advise on. It’s now been 7 weeks since my Mum finished her last...
I'm happy to say that after a horrendous month I seemed to have turned the corner and am doing much better. It will soon be four weeks since chemoradiation ended, and I can feel my energy returning, pain subsiding and skin healing. My first follow up...
Hi everyone. I completed my treatment in August 2025 after initial surgery in July 2024. Caught early and all good. My 12 month CT scan has shown a coincidental appendiceal mucocele and I’m now prepping for a colonoscopy on Tuesday and surgery sometime...
Hi This is my first post here I was diagnosed with anal cancer in may I have gone through 6 weeks of radiotherapy and chemo tablets From week 2 I had side effects from the treatment The radiotherapy caused blisters and sores in my vaginal and...
I have posted a couple of times regarding my mum . She finished her treatment 2 weeks ago and her skin is so sore . She’s 78 but before all this active & independent. Since she finished her treatment I have had her living with me , which is no bother...
Hi all, hopefully someone will remember my story ridetbred you were kind enough to message me a lot back then, appreciate it. im coming upto the 5 year clear mark..its so amazing, given my prognosis of 12m but also gives me such a strange feeling...
morning all im post 9 months from treatment in getting back and knee pain my ankles swell is this normal
I’m due to have a ct as a follow up year since treatment ended, in next week, had complete response from 1st scan in January & examinations, just wondered if anyone had Ct without contrast? It made me feel bad & they know just wondered if anyone else...
Hi, I had treatment for T3N1aM1 Anal Cancer back in end of March & April which had been successful and told end of August from my MRI that the Cancer had "gone". Obviously this was great news and I had been lucky really in terms of side effects I'd...
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