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Hello. I wonder if bright red, fresh blood is normal during treatment? The cancer caused this originally but it stopped soon after treatment started. Now its started again and I wonder why? I'm having radiotherapy and chemo tablets every day.
Hi, I have been diagnosed with anal cancer about 7 weeks ago now and have been lurking and reading so many posts on this forum, now finally plucked up the courage to post myself! I think my case is a bit different to most of yours but wondering if...
Morning just little old me again looking for advice please! Yesterday I have discovered when I had an itch slightly inside the anus to my horror I could still feel what felt like some small the t or in the same place! I could feel something similar after...
My colorectal surgeon says I need an MRI and Med Onc says PET SCAN? My Med Onc is retiring so now I will have a new Med Onc. The old Med Onc put orders jn for a PET but nobody followed up with insurance approval to move forward with the scan. So basically...
Hi all I just wanted to share that I had my first post treatment appointment with the consultant today and he confirmed after examination that the tumour has gone. Next appointment in 3 mths and an MRI to find out whether its gone from local lymph nodes...
How often do you get pet/ct scans after treatment is done? I finished treatment early Feb, pet/ct in early may. When should next one be? Or what is usual? Thx!
This afternoon we had it confirmed that my wife has squamous cell carcinoma (anal cancer) As much as we were expecting the diagnosis its still a bit of a shock. Treatment is likely to start in 2-3 weeks...not sure why theres such a wait....we just...
Dears, while my sense of humor is on a (hopefully temporary) leave of absence, I thought some of my fellow patients might be amused by the blog post I wrote, a couple of weeks after my diagnosis and about a week before I started treatment. I'd like...
Hello i am struggling with pain after a bowel movement, and wanted to see what pain relief other people have been given. I have to wait an hour for the painkillers to work, the painkiller’s I have been given are Pregabalin and Oxynorm. I wondered...
Hi All, First day post treatment and I’m struggling a bit. So very tired & slept until 12pm. Luckily my son isn’t back with me until tomorrow. I’m starting to realise I need a new routine for skin to heal. It’s all broken near vagina and around anus...
