New to anal cancer club

Hi Roxi,

Welcome, and no, you are most certainly not alone :0)

You will hopefully swing back to positivity tomorrow; once you start your treatment you will start to feel it is the beginning of having some control back in your life. For many of us it's the huge unknown-ness of it all that's scary and I definitely found once I had met the radiotherapists and had my first zap - and of course the chemo which compliments it - that I felt I was beginning to move forward.

I don't know much about staging in the way you have described, I was T2N1M0 which is a stage 2 tumour, with some spread to lymph nodes and no mets, so I assume you have a stage 3.  But I think the chemoradiation is the same treatment we all receive regardless (apart from some of the stage 1 people who sometimes have surgery to remove the tumour) which is why there are quite a few of us on here who have gone through it.

I can only remind you it is a very effective treatment if a bit harsh on the old undercarriage, and we are here to support you in any way we can. Also don't hesitate to use the medical people you will meet - they will have lots of things to help you get through as smoothly as possible, so don't suffer any side effects without mentioning it to them.

All the very best for tomorrow, please let us know how you get on. xx

Hi Roxi6671693b 

Welcome to the club, you are definitely not alone everyone here is either going through it or out the other side and stayed around to support others. Good luck tomorrow, one step closer to getting your health back. Sending hugs. Xx