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Hi I finished radiochemotherapy 6 weeks ago. I still feel nauseous. Is this normal? Thank you Mya
So I have had colonoscopies over a length of time for bleeding, always been told just piles, then a polyp. Then I got a growth on the outside, 2 year wait to see a general surgeon. This was removed in December. I thought this week I was going for my routine...
Hi all Thankfully I found you before I start my treatment. I’m interested to hear about side effects, especially long term and how you have managed these.
Hi Everyone Its been a while since I posted. I've not been great mentally, as well as physically, but I have managed to find the support I was needing and I'm starting to feel better about things. I had my first review yesterday, 5.5 weeks post treatment...
Hi for 2 weeks before my treatment started I've been using Aveeno every night trying to prepare my skin for radiotherapy. This is now the second day of my treatment and told by the nurse I can start using the Flamagel RT I bought to protect my skin. Wondering...
Hi everyone, I only came across this forum 2 weeks ago and have been stalking it ever since finding some comfort from all of you so thank you. I have just finished 2 days ago my 28 days of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The past two weeks the pain and...
Hi, had my 1st treatment session today. I was a bit apprehensive but wasn't as bad as I'd imagined. However it took them 4 attempts to get the canula in my hand for the chemo. Hand is a bit sore tonight but at least it will just be chemo via tablets going...
Hi everyone, I'm new on here.I've just finished my 2nd week of chemoradiotherapy. I was initially diagnosed with hemoroids, as a lot of us are. I was then told it was a prolapse, which I suspected as I have hypermobility caused by a connective tissue...
Good morning Well that was a very long day. Started chemo session at 10 am and finally got finished at 6pm. I was prepared for a long session after the IV cisplatin last year, but this was a new record. Carboplatin and paclitaxel given in one session...
Hello everyone it’s been a little while since I posted. It will be 14 months at the end of March since I finished my treatment. I got the results of my recent mri scan and it’s good news! The tumour has all gone, full response to treatment. There is still...
