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Hi just had call with results of mri and MDT meeting. They are pleased with the way the treatment has gone chemo radiotherapy but they need to examine if possible and do a eui (I think that’s what it is) and send a biopsy off, seeing my consultant miss...
Hi, just wanted to say hello as everyone on here seems really supportive. I’m 51 with two teenagers (16/14) My recent diagnosis came completely out of the blue. End of January I had a change in bowel movement, blood in a stool, abdominal pain and a...
(*Update added below*) Just want to get this off my chest. I'm one week post-treatment. The typical 25 radiotherapy sessions. Also had a week of chemo at the start, and was meant to have a second round of chemo in the final week, but I got a recurring...
So in the spirit of all the really helpful posts and replies that have been on the forum, I need some advice. I haven't had intercourse with my husband for about 15 months since my radiotherapy/chemo started. In the early days, nothing was further from...
Hi All, I’m feeling a mix of emotions and I’m increasingly becoming more concerned I’ve been lost in the system, I'm certainly feel at a loss with it all at mo. I went for emergency surgery on 15th Jan, where the mass was 1 st detected. CT scan & MRI...
Hi everyone. my last post was about scan anxiety I wanted to update and get advice as usual. I have found out today that I do have cancerous tumours on my liver. They think it is likely from the original anal cancer. My next steps are a biopsy to see...
I was treated for anal cancer with chemo/radiotherapy which finished on 2nd January. Here we are in April and I'm still in pain 24/7 and no-one is able to tell me why I'm in such pain I had an emergency appointment with my consultant who said she didn...
Hi, new here, I finished the chemo and radio therapies just over a week ago, I was expecting discomfort so was not too alarmed but now there is the most awful pain for the past 3 days when having a wee. It's like a fire burning. I drink plenty of water...
Hi all, I am writing this as some of you here post treatment may relate to what I have experienced. I am 19 months post treatment and around Christmas I started to experience itching non stop. I also felt swollen and bowel movements have never been completely...
Hi everyone, I’ve not been on here for a while as somehow got locked out for months. just need a wee bit reassurance, been taking fibrogel or cosmocol every day to keep my bowels soft, still slight bleeding, had my 3mth check MRI everything was good...
