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Hiya, has anyone tried these seats after pelvic radiotherapy? I have bookd a consultation to see if it is worth it, mainly to supplement pelvic floor exercises and to hope to ward off future late developing bladder incontinence. I had to fill in a questionnaire...
I’ve got a meeting with an Oncologist for my newly diagnosed anal canal it’s been difficult to get an appointment. I’ve found out that the Oncologist I’m seeing specialises in gynaecology and urinary cancers and I’m worried as I was supposed to be seeing...
Hello everyone, I was diagnosed in early September 2025 with squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum - anal cancer Stage 4 T4 N1 M1. The tumour is 7.5cm and protruding, which is quite sore sometimes. It's Stage 4 as I have one liver met and local nymph...
Hi Everyone not posted for a while but do keep up to date with others messages. I completed CRT in April last year for a T2n1a anal SCC and all scans have been good and show only scar tissue and I have a full body CT in March so if that is good as...
Hi all hope all is well with u all l just wanted to know if head aches are common after chemoradiation its been 8 months after treatment they are like little sharp head aches
Hi, I’m really worried about the side effects after chemoradiation. I’ve read that it can affect your bones and hips and cause stonisis in your anus and vagina and cause other effects and I’m due to start treatment soon. I have an Oncologist meeting on...
Hi all, I am now 5 months post radiochemotherapa, and have had my first scan which showed no sign of the tumour (feel blessed) but I am absolutely knackeed some days, feel woozy, woolly head, that kind of thing and I wondered if any one else has had the...
Hi all, I started a claim for anal cancer under the serious illness cover section on my private insurance in December. Due to daily treatment Ending 28th Jan it took a while to submit all the paperwork. Since then it's still ongoing and I'm concerned...
T4. M2. N1. In bits. Having a stoma on April 1st then they are going to blast it with radiotherapy. They did say that this particular type of cancer the squamous responds really really well to radiation. However, I do appear to have had this for quite...
Hi all, I am really getting fed up of feeling the way I do. I was referred by my GP in January to CMATS due to xray identified bilateral degenerative (wear and tear) to hips. I am approaching 47 years of age. Today I was seen in cmats clinic. I couldn...
