Hi all hope all is well with u all l just wanted to know if head aches are common after chemoradiation its been 8 months after treatment they are like little sharp head aches
Hi all, I am now 5 months post radiochemotherapa, and have had my first scan which showed no sign of the tumour (feel blessed) but I am absolutely knackeed some days, feel woozy, woolly head, that kind of thing and I wondered if any one else has had the...
Hi all, I started a claim for anal cancer under the serious illness cover section on my private insurance in December. Due to daily treatment Ending 28th Jan it took a while to submit all the paperwork. Since then it's still ongoing and I'm concerned...
Hi all, I am really getting fed up of feeling the way I do. I was referred by my GP in January to CMATS due to xray identified bilateral degenerative (wear and tear) to hips. I am approaching 47 years of age. Today I was seen in cmats clinic. I couldn...
Hello I was diagnosed with "most likely" cancer at my colonoscopy on 19 October 2024! The scans confirmed that it was anal cancer - stage 3 and had spread to lymph nodes in my pelvis and groin. I started the standard treatment on 9 December (chemo...
Hi, I finished my treatment in March 2025 and recently had my one year CT scan which was all clear. However, I have been having blood in my poo which I assumed was due to hemorrhoids or internal thinning of the skin. However yesterday there was a lot...
Hi there. I have posted a couple of times. I finished chemo radiation on 31st December 2925 so am about four and a half months further on. At the three month scan the treatment hadn't got rid of the cancer although it had shrunk a little. My next follow...
After a rocky start with DPD genetic deficiency meaning I could only have half dose capecitabine, I finished chemoradiation treatment on 28/1, had my CT and MRI scans on Monday and my oncologist saw me yesterday to say it has all gone!!!! No trace of...
I'm due to start using dilator, I've been so worried about this over the past few days as still very painful down there and the thoughts of this is making me stressed. Am I overthinking about it? I just can't bare anymore pain. Any advise would be...
Hello Back in hospital for my 3rd carbo/Taxol, bloods excellent and feeling very well overall. Had a chat with Oncologist, imunotherapy still waiting for Goverment budget sign off, but more radiotherapy is an option depending on response to chemo...
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