Hi i have been fighting lung cancer and I have two chronic illnesses. My gynae noticed something not quite right on my anus. I am devastated. I bleed. Feel full of poop all time. Ache badly and very uncomfortable. I put it down to piles but she said...
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Hi everyone. I think like a lot of people, my journey began almost 18 months ago with what was initially diagnosed as hemorrhoids. In the latter half of last year, I had a colorectal examination and flexible sigmoidoscopy from which I was told I had a...
Hi, I had my colonoscopy today, and doctor has said that it’s colorectal cancer (tumor of 10mm) waiting for scan appointment to see if it’s spread. It’s all very overwhelming
Hello everyone, my first time posting, however I have found loads of great tips from this forum, so thank you. I was diagnosed in March with 4cm tumor but it hasnt gone into my lymph nodes or anywhere else. I am now 23 days into my treatment, only 5...
Hello everyone,. I'm a 38 yr old female. I was diagnosed with ain2 from a suspected "polyp" found on colonoscopy last Oct 2025 after suffering pain and bleeding for a longtime. Long story short it was taking forever to get seen on the nhs so I paid...
Hello everybody, my mum has just recently been diagnosed with anal cancer following a colonoscopy she had back in early May 2026. my mum has also had CT and MRI scans along with a pet scan which showed up other areas of concern. Although my mum has...
I recently was told I have squamous cancer cells found in a polyps removed in April . I was taken off the 28 day pathway as the doctor didn’t think it looked suspicious but it is cancer . I am concerned that two months have gone by already .Following...
Update***1/6/26 Had my meeting with my oncologist , discussion on the results of PET scan and she’s confirmed it’s stage 2 tumour (8cmx3cm) in the anal canal and pushing on vagina wall , no lymph nodes showing on pet scan but on CT there were 7 plus...
I have been told T3 but now they have seen something on my liver so need another MRI to possibly re-stage to a 4. Quite anxious about it. Worried to tell my employers
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