I was diagnosed May 2021 with Stage 4 anal-rectal cancer, basaloid squamous cell carcinoma with several lymph nodes involved and a spot on the left lung. I have had six cycles of Paclitaxel and Carboplatin, and yesterday I had my first appointment with...
Hello, I am new to the group. I finished my treatment on 30 December 2021. I had 28 fractions of chemo and radiotherapy. I know it is early days, but I cannot seem to sleep enough. I sleep almost through the night but after getting up about 0930-100...
Hi I'm Nicci, I'm 45 and I've received my diagnosis of anal cancer 2 weeks ago. I've got a partial staging, just need 1 more CT scan and a PET scan and then treatment can begin. I'm having 5 weeks of radio/chemo combined. Hope you're all doing well...
Hi, I have just had my last treatment of chemradiotherapy x28. I feel ok but have been told things will get a lot worse. I'm petriffied!
Hello , I am afraid I have terrible health anxieties that haven’t been diagnosed but I’m scared of everything. I’m 62 , mother and cousin died of breast cancer , etc . I found a lump inside my anus yesterday afternoon after feeling a bit sore on wiping...
Hi, I was diagnosed on the 25th October and started chemotherapy & radiotherapy on 15th December. I'm not sleeping well at the moment and always seem to feel hungry. Is this the norm?
I've had cancer 2 times before. Hodgkins lymphoma 20 years ago and had a radical hysterectomy 3 years ago for cancer. Now I have a large polyp for the second time growing in my rectom. I've been told the rectom must be removed because the polyp is in...
Hi Everybody, This is my first post on here, So my name is Jane and tomorrow is day 1 of my chemoradiotherapy. I have been diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma. T4b, N1, M0. Anal margin. Tomorrow I have a mitomycin treatment and the first of 28...
I am very anxious about how to manage increasing, unexpected, diarrhea when I am out, away from home, or in a Zoom meeting? I have ordered a sample pack of some incontinence pants and pads (FYI I'm in New Zealand, so probably no use to recommend particular...
Hi, just introducing myself to you all. Health issues emerged over our recent 3 month lockdown here, so diagnosis is pretty recent. Very fortunate that there is no sign that it has spread, so I'm on a combined Chemo / Radiotherapy treatment plan over...
