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Good evening. I am happy to have found this group; wish I had such support when I was going through treatment in 2002. I have, of course, had various "issues" over the years due to radiation damage (mostly related to bowel issues, as you would expect...
I’m currently having 2 weeks of radiotherapy and suffering just about every side effect there is-feeling sorry for myself too. I’ve already had 2x6 months of chemo. Has anyone else suffered with passing urine almost every hour-particularly during the...
Hello everyone, My oncologist meeting went well yesterday (Jan 8th) and she agreed that a PICC line would be a good idea, given that I'd had an extravasation in my left arm on December 29th. (The arm is improving and bruising is disappearing.) I had...
Hello, I’m a newbie who is very happy to have found this support group. I am 5 weeks post chemoradiation ( proton radiation) treatmenr for anal SCC T2N0M0, and I was in horrendous pain with each BM and long after that. Even passing gas would cause...
Good morning not been on forum for quite a while .Diagnosed a year ago had Radiotherapy Chemotherapy tablets 6x500mg a day left me with damaged finger/toe nails caused by chemo also neuropathy thankfully in remission .5 year surveillance had MRI this...
Hello, sorry asking another question here on behalf of my mum. She’s 14 days in to chemoradiation treatment. It’s looking like her white and red blood cells are getting very low. Has anyone else experienced this? From some brief online research it looks...
Hi everyone My husband is now 8 weeks post surgery for what we were told was T4 rectal cancer, has had his rectum removed and closed and a permanent stoma fitted. We went back to the hospital today to see the consultant who did the surgery and were...
Hi Everyone, What a lovely site this is, I came on as I had a few questions going round my head and all the info is already here thank you. I have my planning scan tomorrow and treatment starts on 5th Jan eek! All a bit of a shock as the GP was convinced...
Hi I’m halfway through treatment chemo & radiotherapy, I’m starting to get sore on the bum , what creams can you recommend & also pads as have started getting some leakage. but find some pads uncomfortable . thanks Xx
Hello all, It’s been a while! Found myself checking in here as currently struggling with excruciating hip pain to the point I sometimes can’t stand up (which is quite bizarre!). Or I might get up from a sitting position and set off and be fine and then...
