For anyone out there who remembers John Wayne films you will recall he had a particular way of walking. Long term horse riding would make ranchers waddle like a duck. No horse riding here but I distinctly feel the need to begin to waddle. I feel...
Hi Everyone, I am 5 weeks post treatment and seemed to have gone backwards! Whilst my skin has healed well and my bottom although still sore with piles is bearable I feel constantly sick and have even more bowel movements than 2 weeks ago. i have...
Hi Everyone, Firstly a huge thank you to Jaycee for all the advice on starting the Fodmap diet. I was 4 weeks post treatment, still extremely sore and experiencing terrible diarrhoea. I was getting very frustrated and depressed by my lack of recovery...
Hello, I hope wherever you are on your journey reading this, you are in a good place. I am 32 years old and 3 weeks post treatment. Feeling a little bit alone as there doesn’t seem to be information out there for women of my age so I wondered if there...
Hi All, I just went to the oncologist for the first time, and the doctor told me about some scary side effects from fluorouracil/capecitabine that have to do with an enzyme (DPD) deficiency (including, in rare cases, death). Did any of you get tested...
I posted before about having bleeding and anemia 14 years after anal cancer treatment for stage 3b anal cancer. I was put on the cancer pathway and more or less told by my GP I had bowel cancer. I don't need to tell anyone here how terrifying that is...
Thank you, THANK YOU for the advice to buy a Sitz bath. It has turned out to be excellent advice. It is cleansing and soothing. I was dubious that it would be worth the money, be of any use or that I would even use it. Now I just want to marry it.
Sorry for the late post, I’ve maybe read too many posts on here and panicking about the pain. I had my first appointment today with the radiologist. She recommended some foods I should eat and others I should avoid and explained how the radiation would...
There’s a first time for everything and for me it was pooing myself. This has not happened to me fully clothed since I was in primary school and I remember that was because I was unwell and on med’s. Fortunately I managed to get through my front door...
OMG, I haven't been able to post here in MONTHS! But I got a message from Jaycee in my email and thought I'd try again to respond, and it's letting me! I'm Suz, went through the treatment in March 2022 and am still in remission. So excited to be back...
