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Hi, I am not sure how to start but perhaps I should begin by stating that I never seem to do things by halves. In late 2023 following a colonoscopy and follow up MRI and CT scans I was diagnosed with rectal cancer which I was informed was T2 and would...
Second week is completed and Friday couldn't come soon enough. My mouth ulcers have become tolerable and the mouthwash has helped somewhat, but it seems as soon as one appears to heal another pops up, but the mouthwash does numb things for an hour or...
Hi, Has anyone developed a fistula post chemoradiation? I am not sure if I do but have many symptoms to suggest this could be the case. I feel like a hypochondriac if I go back to the GP with these symptoms and query whether I have a fistula. I saw...
Hi there in September of last year I had some small swollen lymph nodes in one side of my neck - my GP thought it was nothing to worry about but referred me to head and neck team for further tests just in case. A needle biopsy of the nodes revealed secondary...
Hi all This last week my stomach had been really bad. Had a lot of bloating, trapped wind and lots of constipation. I've eventually been the loo but have since been sick Are these side effects normal? X
Evening Just read a post on the Living with stage 4 - Bowel Cancer UK site. They are conducting a survey regarding long term effects of bowl cancer treatment. Radiotherapy is one of the highlighted treatments. I suspect anal cancer has some of the...
T4 N2 M1 waiting further PET and MRI of liver. Diagnosed yesterday. Went to Maggie’s today, which helped, but I am finding it really difficult to function. I’ll fall asleep because I’m exhausted and then when I wake up, I just get that few seconds of...
Hi I had my planning scan done 9th March and now will start treatment Monday 23rd. I'm a bit apprehensive as its all getting too real now. Although I've been told I've got stage 4 AC my brain is finding it hard to accept as the rest of my body seems fit...
I thought I'd offer an update following my appointment with the Bristol team this mornng... (as many had asked for one!) .. So, in a nutshell, I was referred to the anal specialists by my local hospital who had diagnosed me with AC. The specialist team...
Hello, I am.starting treatment on Monday and am terrified! I know not to put creams on 1-2hrs before but what else can I expect? Do MitoC and Cap give side effects straight away? What can I expect? Has anyone had the dvt/pe/angina? Is this likely? Will...
