Good morning not been on forum for quite a while .Diagnosed a year ago had Radiotherapy Chemotherapy tablets 6x500mg a day left me with damaged finger/toe nails caused by chemo also neuropathy thankfully in remission .5 year surveillance had MRI this week then a procedure on 23rd January at Leicester General for a white patch externally and piles .Got to be positive .Hope all of you are coping and keeping well will update .Love to you all xx
Hello Babymole
It is lovely to hear from you again. I am sorry to hear of your side effects, there are a few who bounce back to their old self but I think most of us have some issues following what is a very taxing course of treatment.
I hope everything goes well with your procedure, if you feel up to it please come back and let us (ok me!) know how you get on. I have painful piles and have a vested interest what procedure eases them. And way back before chemo/radiotherapy, I had a brown patch on my buttock which I had removed and when I looked back at the biopsy results it was from the same virus that causes anal cancer. I have never had any problems since and only had a few stitches.
Thank you for updating us, and love to you too
Irene xx
Thank you for your positivity I will come back and let you know how I get on .
Hello Babymole,
Glad that you’re doing well on the cancer front but sorry that you have to have another procedure.
Just want to wish you well with that and hoping it will help. As Irene says, some of us do seem to have some issues to manage post treatment while others bounce back quickly.
Hope all goes well,
Sending hugs xx
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