My mum is still suffering three months on from 5 weeks of radiotherapy for anal cancer. her skin all over her body is so amgry and she is still really uncomfortable sitting down. Anyone able to help with time scales
Hey folks I need advice, I’m going on my first full day out next Wednesday, away from home, without control. I’m still having a bum leak every now and then and I’m worried it may happen. What do you do? How do you deal with it? Is this just a...
Hi, Can I just ask how long will I still have anal pain for, I had my second MRI scan in September and was given an all clear and in remission from having advanced stage 4 N 1 AC, Im not sure whether the pain is still from the anal cancer as it feels...
Hi everyone, so typically this evening I spiked a temp. Finished treatment last Friday. Bloods were all normal the Monday before finishing. tonight I thought maybe it was related to the hot bath I’d had. Took paracetamol and it came down. Just woke...
Hi Friends! Today is Thanksgiving Day for those of us in the U.S., and I have spent a lot of time sending messages of gratitude to the many wonderful people in my and my family’s lives. I can’t end the day without telling this community how much gratitude...
Just over 5 years ago after being diagnosed with anal cancer I discovered this site which was extremely helpful to me. This week I had my final hospital appointment with my wonderful Consultant who gave me the all clear. I am extremely grateful to...
Hi Dears, I'm now a little over 7 months out of treatment, and generally feeling really good. There's been a slight uptick in pain over the last week and a half, but I think it's just that I'm mostly back to doing stuff I haven't done in a couple of...
Hi I just wanted to come on and say how great this forum is and how thankful I am to have this. I am just over 3 years post treatment and for the past few months have been feeling pretty good. Then out of the blue things start getting sore again and...
Hi everyone, I haven’t posted on here for a while, I’ve been trying to get my life back together again. All has been going really well, I’ve just got a new dream job and I’ve been spending a lot of precious time With my little boy. I’ve had some scans...
Hi im due to finish my 28 day course of chemo radiation on Friday. I cannot wait and nor can my skin. just wandering how everyone found the weeks following treatment? I knew my symptoms would continue but after meeting with my consultant today I’m...
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