Just want to say hi. Seen a consultant at the beginning of Feb who suspected cancer and then diagnosed a couple of weeks later. Been really uncomfortable since having the biopsies taken and wonder if its spreading since then. Have my pet scan coning up...
Hi everyone I’m new to this group , I’m about to start radiochemotherapy for anal cancer and after reading the amount of pain & discomfort both during and after treatment , I’m actually wondering if having the operation to remove it all and have a stoma...
I was given all clear for nearly a year then last scan showed re growth. I am scheduled for abdominoperineal resection on 28th April which will result in a permanent colostomy. I can’t sleep for thinking about it.
Hello I have just turned 50 and had a sigmoidoscopy back in February followed by CT and MRI scans and then EUA and further biopsies. Told last week that I have SCC anal cancer which is localised but with some lymph nodes affected. i will need to travel...
Just joined to hopefully understand more and gain reassurance and to help others in similar situations.
It hasn't been easy recovering but after about a month I was managing to do a bit more on a daily basis however for the last 4 days i have totally relapsed with terrible pain when i eat, digestion up the shoot for no reason I'm eating so gently and...
Hello - My last chemoradiation treatment was 9 days ago. 30 treatments. I'm having so many more side effects since I finished than during treatment. Within a couple days I got a bad stomachache that lasted 24 hours, never happened before. The same time...
Hello, I was diagnosed 2 days ago and whilst it's good to finally know I now have a whole new set of fears and worries. I live alone and have a mortgage to pay and am very scared about how I am going to manage to get through this alone. Am I being stupid...
Hi I'm recently diagnosed with stage 1 T2 No Mo Anal cancer, it took a while to get confirmation. About 5 months by the time I start treatment in mid April. I am really angry its taken this time. (Does it normally take this long to diagnose?). The first...
Hello ladies, Bee again: I have my first MRI scan on Monday, following completion of my chemo/radio treatment on 2nd January. I can't remember if you have to have any needles, eg cannula or not. I'm feeling terribly nervous about it, but of course much...
