Hi....newly diagnosed with anal cancer, awaiting appointment to discuss treatment plan.
I am experiencing quite a bit of discomfort and finding it difficult to sit or lay comfortably, is this quite common.
Still just in a bit of a daze with it all at the moment
Hello,
sorry you’ve joined us, but welcome, there’s lots of support and good advice here and I’ve found it very helpful getting through treatment ( I’m one week post treatment)
yes I was in a great deal of pain before treatment, as are a lot of us, it felt like I was sitting on a serrated knife! Amazingly this subsided after about the second radiotherapy treatment!
It’s a scary time between diagnosis and treatment Lots of scans, waiting, appointments, phone calls till every things in place , but once you have a plan, and a date it gets more manageable
wishing you all the best
Sue x
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