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Hi So am back to work, and getting on ok, apart from pain at my old tumour site, in the sphincter and both butt cheeks. Had my first surveillance scan and it shows complete response, potentially treatment still working until mid Oct, so maybe it's...
Hi all, I’m writing on behalf of my husband he has been diagnosed with T3 anal cancer, he is in a lot of pain all the time, although has improved slightly since being on morphine. He is just about to start treatment and they have said he has DPYD so he...
Hi all, im about 10 weeks post treatment for stage 2 SCC. I’ve always had regular bowel movements (2-4 a day). However I feel that this is delaying my healing. I am virtually back to normal but the itch after a bowel movement is unreal. It’s an itch...
I have recently had an anal cancer cut out at Peterborough City Hospital and now have to attend Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge every weekday for five and a half weeks for chemo / radiotherapy. It is about an hour and a quarter drive on a good day...
Hi, My tumour started growing just inside my anus & after 6-8 weeks it started growing on the outside. It now has 3 ulcers on it that do not heal, I also have a fissure just inside & an abscess for almost 4 weeks right next to the tumour on the outside...
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all doing ok. I finished treatment at the end of July. I’m pretty much healed, apart from some occasional itchiness which I’m targeting with e45 cream and a piriton if really needed. I have my date for my CT scan and oncologist...
Morning all, Hope you’re all doing ok. I’ve been under the weather (again!) still not quite out the woods. Downstairs all healed beautifully and so quickly (honestly cannot recommend StrataXRT gel for radiation burns prevention enough, expensive but...
I finished chemo-radiotherapy way back in May 2020 and had a minor problem with Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia at the time, which seems a pretty common response to taking Capecitabine. However since summer this year I’ve had a series of what I can...
Hi everyone, I'm feeling so much better now. It's taken a while but I'm finally starting to feel like myself again. I am now 5 months post treatment but still suffering with aching and sometimes painful hips and legs. I was wondering if anyone else has...
Hi, I had a small area removed 3 years ago and the area is now feeling really sore and itchy with a very small lump. Any advice please.
