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Update***1/6/26 Had my meeting with my oncologist , discussion on the results of PET scan and she’s confirmed it’s stage 2 tumour (8cmx3cm) in the anal canal and pushing on vagina wall , no lymph nodes showing on pet scan but on CT there were 7 plus...
Hello All, I am five weeks post treatment, which I found bearable!!! Skin has healed, if a little pink/darker in spots and all was well until I seem to have developed itchy hive like.spots on the edge of the treatment area! Has anyone else had this? It...
I have been told T3 but now they have seen something on my liver so need another MRI to possibly re-stage to a 4. Quite anxious about it. Worried to tell my employers
Hi So I’m new on here and just in the bit between diagnoses and have my oncology check in next week looking to start treatment chemo radio from 22nd June for five weeks I’m terrified but find this forum so reassuring with the stories from people who...
Just thought I would say my ct scan was clear, just wish now my skin would not be so sore and fissure would heal but will keep going .
I’m 7 months post treatment complete response to T2 N0 MO anxiety severe past ptsd but getting aches and pain and panicking, feel sore when sitting on different seats even though no wounds, when will it go away, didn’t have any bottom issues for while...
Hello! Recently diagnosed after a colonoscopy found 6mm SCC. Ct scans and MRI, surgery of remaining tissue and biopsy is HSIL . The tumor board has met and they cannot rule out superficial invasion and are suggesting CRT. Im not sure of the timeline...
My hubs has just been told his anal cancer has come back. It’s all so exhausting. He was first diagnosed in 2018 and he had chemo radiotherapy with a complete response. Then it came back in 2022 and he had salvage surgery and a stoma. Now the b*stards...
Hello everyone on here I don’t really know where to start as it’s too overwhelming and I’m still trying to process the news from my surgeon on Tuesday that I have anal canal cancer , spread into vagina & lymph node’s . my situation started back in...
Has anyone had to have a bolus over skin in groin before radiotherapy on lymph nodes and anal cancer tumour
