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Im new to the group and just want to say Hi to everyone. I found out 4 days ago I have anal cancer so my head is still spinning and Im looking at some information out there on the world wide web . I have another biopsy in a few days so they can grab a...
Hi everyone , did anyone have urine retention before diagnosis , worse with treatment and leakage during the treatment ? I have never had this problem before and wondered if it was down to the condition , treatment or both ? have a peaceful weekend...
Hello everyone, I hope you are all well as can be on this bank holiday? its now been a month since my husband had the operation and I am very pleased to tell you that we have had the call from the colorectal nurses to say the the results are back in and...
Hi everyone, my husband has recently undergone a huge operation to remove a tumour from his rectum. We got the diagnosis in March, after a colonoscopy and biopsies, MRI and CT scans. He originally went to the doctors as he was bleeding and they thought...
Hello, My aunt was recently diagnosed and is currently going through radiation. She has a lot of pain in the rectum when sitting. She has tried several seat cushions designed to offload the rectum but she finds it hurts more because it spreads and increases...
Hi all, I’ve received a letter today confirming the telecon I had with the my registrar last week and the header is commenced palliative chemotherapy. Palliative has not been mentioned before, what does this mean please? Bit scared now. Thank you x
Hi everyone , just done my first week of chemoradiotherapy Did any one you experience difficulty in peeing and having a bowel movement ?not had the skin problem as yet but strong pains in the lower abdomen … not sure whether it’s the radiotherapy...
First off, you Brits have the best expressions. Wittering is exactly what I've been doing. It's now been almost 2 weeks since the EUA I moaned about. It's been pretty much as I expected—a day or two of feeling surprisingly great, a lot of bleeding which...
Hi Everyone As the title states, last week (following a scan) I was officially diagnosed with "invasive" anal cancer - stage 4 -which has spread to the lymph nodes, liver and lung. I met with my recently assigned oncologist for the first time...
I am now 11 weeks post treatment and for the past 1 week or so it is really uncomfortable sitting down even with the soft cushions . I have read about radiation damage to bones, is this the normal part of recovery or could it be something else lurking...
