Hi, can anyone help me with steroid withdrawal, I came off dexamethasone 7 days ago, my face has developed acne type spots and I have developed a rash on my back, is this normal , can anyone advise me. thank you Belle
I am 6 weeks post radiotherapy treatment and had an MRI and CT scan yesterday. It’s been hard waiting for the scans, I just want to know if my tumour has shrunk enough for my operation. I am worried because my tumour is so low nearly by my anus that it...
5 weeks post treatment and I am very itchy at the back. Not all the time but on and off. I keep it clean but it drives me crazy! Will this go eventually? I am hoping it means things are healing rather than the other way around. Any advice on how to treat...
Hello All, I was wondering if anyone else has experienced constipation for a long period of time. I'm now on my 11th day. I've been in bed for the whole week Post treatment with only short walks of 10 minutes outside. I've not had much to eat...
Hi, I’m so glad I’m 4 weeks in and still functioning at a reasonable level ( well until 3 in the afternoon!) im sore, but managing, and have started using hydrogel, which helps, but how often can I apply it? The radiographers seem to say twice a day...
Hi all, I haven’t posted for a while since finishing the treatment as I’ve been focusing on trying to get back to normal! I’m starting to get my appetite back and I’m not feeling so tired and I am trying to get out and about a little bit now the soreness...
Well treatment finished last Wednesday after 5 and half weeks of daily radiotherapy and a portable pump with Mitomycin C and 5FU chemotherapy weeks 1 and 5 but I have continued working full time and got through it - how I did it I don’t know although...
Just wondered if anyone else has/or had an increase in their AC pain during their period/time of the month? I've been experiencing this for quite a long time now, certainly months before my actual diagnosis when I couldn't link the two. I suppose there...
We had a visit from an NHS occupational therapist who suggested a high-risk (for pressure sores) seat cushion that we could then modify for our use. Magically, it arrived at our door in 2 days, and my husband and I went to work. Sicily (the tumour......
Hi all, this is the first time I have posted.. I am 4 weeks post treatment for anal cancer, having had radiotherapy and oral chemotherapy for 5.5 weeks. BMs have got a lot less painful, however whereas last week I started to get up and do things around...
