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Does anyone have any bleeding or symptoms after sex? I am 2 years post treatment. Not been sexually active until recently.
Hi Just wondered if anyone had submitted a Subject Access Request for all their info on cancer? Im in the process of getting one .. I believe it’s important to find out if your GP holds every document/scan/result that has been published. A full...
Hi. Its been about 3.5 years or so since my treatment for stage 3 AC that had also spread into 2 lymph nodes.( treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy) . I have just had my routine check up with my oncologist and after the dreaded examination I was...
Hi, newly diagnosed mid 50s with SCC and such a rollercoaster already. Original consult said something small, colonoscopy said 3 to 4cm (.. started planning for worst case), biopsy was clear of any cancer, CT and MRI showed 2cm no signs of cancer, after...
Hi, So I went for an EUA on Wednesday which was brought forward as experiencing new symptoms. where the primary tumour was it looks as well as it can do after treatment however, as I had lymph node involvement they have been keeping an eye on what...
So after my first visit to the MSK clinic last week, emails between my GP, the MSK clinic and me, I had a phone call today. I can't have the extracorporeal shock wave therapy. I am so disappointed. The reason is that I take Apixaban, an anti-coagulant...
Last year, an xray showed I had degenerative osteoarthritis in both hips. This had come on gradually since pelvic radiotherapy but rapidly getting worse. Last July, my GP referred me to a 'Triage Assessment clinic' where I would be examined and a decision...
Hi just competed 3 weeks treatment for AC so half way there. Not been as bad as I first imagined but I've now started with an itch. It's driving me mad and waking me up at night several times. Has anyone got tips on how to stop this please?
Hi All, I was diagnosed with stage 4 incurable Anal Cancer with liver and lymph node involvement Poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma in Feb 25. i had a colostomy in March 25 followed by 6 rounds of Carboplatin and pacliataxol 3weeks on 1...
Hello fellow travellers Sorry not to have posted recently, but this is the first time I've felt well enough to even think about getting my thoughts into some sort of order. Well, treatment got completed amidst a whirl of exhaustion. It was like being...
