Hi everyone in this wonderful forum. I had my results from the 3 month MRI scan last Friday and I was given the all year. To be honest, it hasn't really sunk in yet and I went into see the consultant full of anxiety and everything she said went straight...
Anybody have sacral mass upon initial diagnoses? Did it metastasize to your liver?
Looking for any positive stories from stage 4 survivors or thrivers. Thanks
Hi , Just wanted to share , my scan and MRI results are all clear . No evidence of cancer . During the colonoscopy I had done just before starting treatment , 2 polyps were removed which showed cell displasia, so also need yearly colonoscopies to check...
Hello all, it is a long time since I posted on here. I finished my treatment ( the usual radiotherapy/chemo regime) in December 2021 and have been lucky that my treatment has been curative and post radiation effects have been minimal . I have been pretty...
Hi...i am due to start my treatment this week.Im putting forward a very brave, positive front but in reality my head is spinning and I'm feeling so overwhelmed. My sister has a learning disability and has T4 bowel cancer and I am her main carer/support...
So 9 days following my last radiotherapy treatment I no longer require the Flaminal gel that I was given on day 22 of treatment and started to use on day 24, I’m also able to dry myself normally with a towel and I can wipe with normal toilet tissue although...
A bit of background history: I was diagnosed with Stage IIIA (T2, N1a,MO) 4.5cm Anal cancer back in late October 24, I had been struggling with what I thought was piles since May 24. Various GP appointments and even a consultant from private health...
Hello Sorry, I know I'm a total arse for not being on here - but I'm trying to set myself up as a coach and hustling all the time on socials! Anyway I got invited to have a smear and I went for that smear today. I finished treatment for anal cancer...
Hi everyone i hope you are all doing well. I was diagnosed a few weeks ago with AC after a polyp was removed which was believed to be benign but turned out to be a carcinoma. The actual size of the tumour was about 1.9mm, so pretty small, but still...
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