Social stigma around the word 'anal'

Hi  PEB24 

Thanks for the support, I think 9 months is way too long.

Yes my wife is still absolutely furious with the GP ( she calls them treatment blockers ) but my attitude was to concentrate on the treatment and to look forward.

That said there does seem to be a lot of people on this forum who have had quite long delays getting treatment or a diagnosis for AC and that doesn’t seem right.

Monty.

Hi  Nikki65 

Thanks for your kind words.

Yes Christie’s have been great so far it’s unlike any other hospital I’ve been to, everyone in the radiotherapy dept especially have been fantastic even managing to get me an early appointment each day so that I can manage my caring responsibilities for my adult son who has special needs.

Monty

 I like this lol ....might try that term myself. A new one for the Oxford dictionary, colo-anal! Xx

Goodness, Monty... you're juggling being a carer too whilst dealing with all this. Don't think I could manage in this situation! I hope you have plenty of support xx

Hi  JenW 

To be fair my wife does most of the hard work but she’s at work when he’s picked up to go to his day centre and when he’s dropped off and as I work from home I’m there for him.

Monty xx

I decided pretty early on after my AC diagnosis to be upfront about where it originated.  I did say I had colorectal cancer a few times at first, but then decided to normalize AC and say the cancer's name when asked, or during discussions of the type of cancer that I have.  

I know it's hard to talk about the anus, but everybody has one!  Male AND female.  And anyone can get anal cancer.