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My mums having treatment for anal cancer which has spread to the lymph nodes. She’s on these two chemos on a 6 week cycle with immunotherapy. im aware that chemo impacts are different for everyone however we would like to know if it does work, would...
I was rushed in to hospital Monday night with really bad chest pain, turns out I have multiple clots on both lungs so still in hospital on oxygen and injections….then they decided to scan my pelvic/stomach area to check if past cancer the cause as I have...
A second visit to the oncologist today and I am hoping I have done the right thing. Six biopsies were taken at my initial colonoscopy and they showed squamous cell dysphasia but not cancer cells. So then I had a flexible sigmoidoscopy and 8 more biopsies...
The chemo I had was Mitomycin and Capacetabine. Two months after the end of my treatment my hair started thining. I noticed it quite a bit on my pillow and then when washing my hair. I wasn't expecting this. I thought I was free and clear of hair loss...
Well first week done & it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster! I re-looked at Carole’s ( Cranford ) first update this morning and it’s very similar to how I felt past two days. So it helped reassure me it’s not just me. Completely drained & emotional. I...
Hi, I posted a few weeks ago but now back with a different question. I am wondering if anyone has any experience of APR surgery as a first option? I have Crohn’s disease and due to this the team have decided that surgery would be best in my case....
Hi All Haven't been on here for a while. I started my treatment on Mon 19th June so am on day 6 of treatment. I’m on 4 chemo pills morning and night (3 big and 1 small). Plus antibiotics for the whole 6 weeks (1 in morning, 1 at night). So far...
Hey everyone, I got diagnosed with Anal SCC last year and after being on surveillance for AIN and VIN 3. for the past 3 years. I was lucky that it was a small SCC and was removed by my colorectal surgeon. I now have to have EUA every three months which...
Well I wish I'd been told about this forum, in all the bumph I had from hospital nothing about Anal Cancer groups. Nov 2022 I was told by a Gp I had a pile, went back couple weeks later, seen another gp and was referred urgent cancer referral. Seen...
Hi everybody Huge thanks for this forum. Visiting Maggie's has been wonderful and I see the very positive benefits that people there receive from their weekly support groups for certain cancers but because anal cancer is comparatively rare it's been...
