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I recently had my 1 year post treatment full body CT with contrast and don’t have a follow up until the end of April when I will get the results. The waiting is unbearable which I know others feel the same but as I haven’t heard anything do I assume it...
Hi all I wanted to share that I had my 3 month scan results just before Christmas and I have been told the treatment has worked! My consultant said it couldn't have gone any better. I have a scan booked in for March and know that the journey isn't completely...
Hello all, I am now coming up to 14 months post anal cancer treatment. It hasn’t been the easiest time as have struggled with back pain following treatment then more recently abdominal pain and inability to open bowels without loads of laxatives which...
Hi, I came on here a few weeks ago to introduce myself. I was diagnosed on the 14/1/26 with anal cancer. I’ve had my MRI and CT, I was told there is no spread. I had an appointment yesterday with Colorectal surgery but their aim of the appointment was...
Hi Everyone I came across this on my socials https://mission-remission.com/resources/?=&fbclid=PAdGRzdgQymv5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAacwDDCgdHjk-b15IPk1th38md3lq4Adf16XzkVosfaM4or0o-kKrVlIqQF3pQ_aem_MuhQ2MWZe4qRrwiy4FiUFw...
Hi everyone. Here's my somewhat belated update, which I thought I'd do over the weekend, but by the time the weekend arrived I was so wiped out I did absolutely nothing. On the exit department, things have been very up and down and have swung from diarrhoea...
I was diagnosed with T2 on 22nd February, treatment begins on 7th April. What should I expect and do in preparation? I’m so pleased to find you all. X
Hello, I've been getting through the first week and wanted to see if what I'm experiencing rings a few bells? Firstly, you may recall from my earlier post that I have a lot of travelling to and fro 5 days a week. Two days a week I've been provided...
Hello fellow travellers, I'm not sure how I got to this point. Week 3 has been a blur in some respects. I thought I was managing until Wednesday. Then the bowel department gave me a good kicking. It all seemed to pile on within 24hours of the treatment...
I’m about to start treatment on 7th April and have been reading very mixed reports on taking supplements to help with bone damage due to the effects of chemo and radiation. Does anyone have any experience/advice on this? Any recommendations would be most...
