Hi all - hope you are doing ok. i finished my 5.5week radiotherapy and chemo 2 days ago. I have a weak bladder too so have to wear incontinence pads. I am struggling to find underwear that I can wear to stop the irritation on my skin (my bottom and...
I've finished treatment Chemo/Radiation 50 sessions in all. Everything shrinks its been over a year since I finished treatment and all is well. I haven't had sex in a while because it's too painful I didn't use the gatets I was given to keep the gate...
Hi Some of you will have read my post saying how my 3 month scan gave me the all clear with a "complete response" and how happy and delighted I was! Well today I got the results for my 6 month scan, unfortunately it shows that the cancer is back,...
Hello I have just joined this group and hoping for advice & support My mum who is nearly 79 got diagnosed with advanced anal cancer in Oct 23, she underwent an op to debulk the tumour and have a stoma fitted Jan 24 and then went on to have 5 & 1/2...
Completed treatment for anal cancer 6 months ago but now am suffering from rectal prolapse for which I will have rectoplexy surgery in a few weeks. Has anyone else in this forum suffered from this condition following treatment for their original cancer...
Hi fellow members I start my chemo radiotherapy tomorrow.Swing from total positivity to panic constantly.I have stage 3 cancer but don't know if it's level A B or C.So much info to take in at initial consultation.Had look through comments on forum and...
7 weeks after treatment for anal cancer I’m still in lots of pain after going to the loo
Hi all, I posted here a few years ago with concerns over anal cancer. Fortunately despite having HPV, my surgery was clear and no cancer found. I did have an anoscopy at the Homerton hospital last May and they found 1 area of LSIL (low grade changes...
Hello, I am new to the group, just 10 days since rectal squamous cell cancer diagnosis. Seeing consultant at the Beatson cancer centre in Glasgow next week to discuss treatment plan. Still in shock and very nervous about next week. Hopefully I can pick...
I am so thankful & blessed to have found this community and that you allow us from across the pond! Any place I looked at on this side was only horror stories (purely negative) and only during treatment. I did not see ones where people were responding...
