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Hi, has anyone else felt weak and very tired after third EC Chemotherapy on day 4
I have anal cancer.trying to find people how have the same problem as me.how are able to share things with me about it.as i am scarred and feel so alone.
Hi All, I admit that I have been reading this forum for a couple of months now. I find a lot of comfort in the shared experiences and feelings that people express here! I was diagnosed with anal cancer in August of 2021. After systemic chemo,...
Hi All, I’m new to the forum, finished chemo-radiation in late January, then had surgical ablation of a couple of liver lesions in March. I was declared NED in mid April! I am simultaneously enjoying being NED and out of treatment, and often worrying...
Hello! My mother was diagnosed with anal canal cancer T3N1a and will be starting chemo and radiation in 7 days. I’ve read about vaginal stenosis and itching. Could you please provide me with any and all other tips you have for getting through chemo and...
I only had my first treatment yesterday - chemo infusion then radiotherapy. Already I felt groggy and I had driven there. What I'm struggling with is the logistics of everything. 1. I have nobody who can drive me there. 2. I have to leave my little...
I had my MRI last Saturday, and a CT on Tuesday - things were happening fast. Now nothing. I feel like I've been forgotten because it's Easter. I still have to have a PET scan, before I see the oncologist re treatment options. I live on my own and my...
Hi, I'm Suz. I've finished my treatment, have had a couple of months to recover and am gearing up for all the testing and prodding that lie ahead. I'm feeling much, much better than the last couple of weeks of treatment, and the first awful month of...
Possible TMI... I have spent 4 weeks trying to get a NHS appt with GP to no avail, thankfully I have health insurance. I really started noticing some strange symptoms about a month or so ago though they started a while back but seemed to come and go...
Sorry about the graphic descriptions that follow...! I finished my course of chemo/radiotherapy nine weeks ago today, and I hoped I would be feeling better by now. But having a bowel movement is still like passing hot broken glass, and because of narrowing...
