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I'm sitting here, very tearful. I have an MRI today, the first of the three tests before I see the oncologist. I have no dates yet for the CT can or the PET scan. I live alone and my only son lives 2 1/2 hours away. I'm so scared. The waiting is doing...
Hi! I’m now just over 3 weeks out of treatment, doing well I think apart from the fact that my body aches… I mean really aches all over, even my mouth when I was eating a butty earlier felt like it ached! I’ve started walking the dog every morning for...
Has anyone suffered with dizziness or vertigo post treatment. Mine finished in november and for the last 6 weeks I've had what the doctor said is vertigo. I've tried two different meds. And head manoeuvres, but I still have it. Ime wondering if its hormone...
Just had a phone call from my Oncologist with the results of my recent biopsies and....no sign of cancer cells yipee
I was diagnosed with Anal cancer 2 years ago and treatment followed during Lockdown1. I was given a temporary loop stoma. I have now developed a parastomal hernia and am looking for a hernia repair and colostomy reversal. My surgeon is reluctant to operate...
Hi everyone, it has been a year now since I finished the treatment. The tumor has gone, there is no cancer there, they told me 6 months after. So far so good. I have a meeting every 3 months with a surgeon one time, then my oncologist the next. I...
Hello everybody - I'm so glad I found this forum. I was today diagnosed with anal cancer, that is a lump about the size of a 2p piece between my anus and rectum. The consultant said I would be having a PET scan, MRI and a CT scan. He said it is treatable...
Hi there, I've recently joined this group and loving all the wisdom it has brought. I was diagnosed with anal cancer in Feb and am due to start treatment on Monday (yikes). At this stage I just want to crack on as my family and I came down with covid...
Hey all Hope everyone is doing well. Not been here for a while, thought I would drop in see how everyone is doing and support some newbies and give some light at the end of the tunnel. it’s been 2yrs since I started my treatment and I am thankfully...
Hi begin treatment today four days in Hospital with chemo and radiation and radiation and finally another 4 days hospital any one starting today
