SCC on rectal polyp

Hello Kerr22

i can only tell you my experience when I had a surgical procedure to remove a flat polyp (there is a name for it but just cannot remember what it’s called) and cancer cells were present in the margins. I also had some benign stalk polyps. This followed having a MRI scan, CT scan and a PET scan to see if it had spread. They then proceeded with treatment of chemo radiotherapy. I hope this helps.

Hi 

thank you for your reply . Did the scans  show signs that the cancer had spread? 

Hi no the cancer had not spread as they could see but they said the treatment would include the lymph nodes as sometimes the scans do not show up the cancer cells 100%. I am just over a year post treatment now and more or less back to normal apart from diet related IBS and in the process of trying to find what foods are the cause.

That’s interesting as I thought the scans were foolproof . How did you react to the chemo? Were you too ill to work? What were the side effects . 
I am also very focused on nutrition ..fasting and low GI . 

Hi Kerr22 if you read on here you will find many experiences of side effects differ from one to the next. I was lucky as I didn’t feel sick from the chemo but for the first few days I did take anti sickness tablets. The first few weeks I did experience cystitis from the treatment and took cranberry and lots of water. But my advice would be to speak to your treating team when you get the side effects and they can advise what to take. My Best Buy I would say is a sitz bath that you can sit on the toilet to ease symptoms. If you put in the search box at the top on here you will find lots of advice and what others found helpful. You may not get all the side effects and they are culminating. I am retired but if I did work, personally I think I would have found it difficult for at least three months after treatment. Maybe age and fitness is a factor. Good luck with your searching.