I'm fighting in my mind on what type of cancer I tell people I have. Family knows I have anal cancer a couple friends but that it. I feel uncomfortable telling people I have anal cancer...even though everyone has an anus. What do all of you tell people when the topic comes up?
I tell people I have Anal Cancer, majority well everyone I've told hasn't heard of it. I don't mind telling people because this is the only way we can make people aware of it and help reduce the stigma.
I've had chemo radiotherapy ended in Feb 2023 and didn't work. I have reoccurring growth. I'm going in 2 weeks for APR surgery, it seems such a huge surgery for what was the size of a pile stage 1 and barely seen on MRI.
PPR, I'll be thinking of it as Alan Cancer henceforth!
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