I didn’t really know what Anal Cancer treatment would be like, who would, and I certainly had no clue what side affects I would be left with after my treatment finished. I am probably repeating myself and if I am I think it is probably because I still...
Can anyone help? I finished chemoradiation 14 days ago and for a few days my appetite has got worse and worse. I am trying but it is difficult. I had no side effects at all from the chemotherapy and the radiotherapy during treatment. I have had a very...
I've just completed my first week of treatment (yippee!). The chemo tablet haven’t been so bad to take and I haven’t felt any nausea or sickness yet. I have radiation therapy every day at 19:00. After my session, I come straight home, apply all the creams...
Hi I am due to start chemo radiology in a couple of weeks and will have Mitomycin c and Fouracil 5FU weeks 1 and 5 alongside radiotherapy. I have been told by my consultant that it is rare to to lose your hair with this regime but I might get a bit...
Hi everyone, it's been exactly a year to the day post treatment for me, where I had combined Chemo and Radiotherapy and my six month scan following treatment has shown that the treatment worked and my tumour has gone. My question is as anyone had pain...
Hi there, I started my treatment today, chemo tablets twice a day and radiation at 19:00. Tomorrow I have an intravenous chemo session but I was wondering if I need to take the tablets as well as, I forgot to ask ♀️ TIA Mix
Hi everyone , it’s a year since I was diagnosed with anal cancer and a cancer in my rectal space .. I was given the all clear at Xmas but was having side effects that the oncologist said were normal but no advice ,, since Xmas I have been in hospital...
I am 2 months post treatment and feeling really good except for the sore hemorrhoids. I guess the constant bowel movements stop them healing. I do the site bath 3 times a day and am using Anusol but they do not seem to get any better. Any suggestions...
I just wanted to ask about people’s experience of returning to work after the chemo radiation. I am 63 and finished treatment 5 weeks ago. I had been unwell for months prior to diagnosis. I had been hoping to return to work in January but just continue...
Hi, Hi, I’m still posting on behalf of my wife. (English is not her first language) She had her last radiotherapy session 2 days ago. Hurray! That seemed like a marathon. Glad it’s over! We were warned that the side effects of radiotherapy continue...
