I was recently diagnosed with invasive squamous cell carcinoma arising from a 9mm polyp (villous lesion) at pouch- anal anastomosis after undergoing a screening pouchoscopy/coloscopy. (I am a patient with F.A.P Disease) The Pathology report showed the...
Hello, I'm AdaJay [actually my grannies, I'm just yet another Maggie]. After an urgent GP referral I had an op to fit a stoma and take biopsies at the beginning of October. Apparently a lot of scarring from previous ops caused problems so I had a transverse...
Hi I'm new here but not new to anal cancer. I had treatment for stage 3B anal cancer 14 years ago, got the all clear 6 months later and have been free of it ever since. I know when I was first diagnosed and feeling terrified, it helped me to read of...
I was wondering how long it took others to begin feeling like themselves again. The skin is still very raw and painful and peeing can be agonizing. The itching at night can also make sleep difficult and I am also struck with how fatigued I continue to...
Hi I discovered after a routine screen and following colonoscopy CT MRI and PET that the bleeding I was experiencing was not due to pile which my GP had diagnosed but to squamous cells anal cancer stage 3. Felt shocked but I accepted and I thought one...
Hi i'm Holly, a 33y/o female living in Leeds. I went to my dr in November as it always felt like I needed to poop and I had some slight bleeding (which was more annoying than painful). It had been going on for about a month and was using treatments for...
Hello, I am new to the group and was diagnosed with anal cancer last month after undergoing several tests which started in April last year. I start treatment on the 20th January, which will be chemo radiation therapy for 5 1/2 weeks at a local hospital...
Hi, I am 10 days post treatment and still extremely sore in the main area. I have so many different creams now I don’t know which ones are working the best. Has anyone found that Sudocrem works on the raw areas ? Jet xx
I'm three weeks into a five and a half week chemo/radiotherapy treatment for anal cancer and am having to deal with a very sore bum. Does anyone have any advice as to how to lessen the rawness I'm experiencing? Wipes and creams make very little difference...
Hi Been for my pre op today for my treatment starting on 6th Jan and it's hit my like a ton of bricks.. I'm feeling so many emotions and I don't know why.. ive known since Oct that I have anal cancer so I thought all my tears and worries where out...
