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Hello I have just joined this group and hoping for advice & support My mum who is nearly 79 got diagnosed with advanced anal cancer in Oct 23, she underwent an op to debulk the tumour and have a stoma fitted Jan 24 and then went on to have 5 & 1/2...
Hi everyone I’m Sarah and a new member of the club nobody wants to join. I saw the oncologist yesterday and will be having the standard chemo/radio treatment. My superpowers are catastrophising and overthinking so as you can imagine I’m in overdrive...
Completed treatment for anal cancer 6 months ago but now am suffering from rectal prolapse for which I will have rectoplexy surgery in a few weeks. Has anyone else in this forum suffered from this condition following treatment for their original cancer...
Hi fellow members I start my chemo radiotherapy tomorrow.Swing from total positivity to panic constantly.I have stage 3 cancer but don't know if it's level A B or C.So much info to take in at initial consultation.Had look through comments on forum and...
Hello. Me again. I posted a few weeks ago with my worries about my upcoming scan. Im around 18 months post treatment and have just had my follow up mri scan inline with normal practice. My other scans have shown full response to treatment and no evidence...
7 weeks after treatment for anal cancer I’m still in lots of pain after going to the loo
Hi all, I hope you are doing ok whatever stage you’re at. I finished treatment at the end of January and I’m waiting for my six month scan results. Generally I feel well most days but im very very tired all the time. I’m back to work, reduced hours slightly...
Hello there, I’m new here but I don’t think I’ve read a case similar to mine in treatment’s failures. It all started in July 2022, I was 49. In September had the diagnosis : anal SCC. T2N1M0 I had chemo radiotherapy until December. (Chemo was...
Hi I finished my treatment on Thursday. Although I am aware side effects will ramp up in next 3 weeks before starting to get better, is it normal for the skin to be split and bleeding, disintegrating and weeping? Just want to check that this is to be...
Im almost three weeks post treatment and what everyone says is true - skin healing happens really quickly when it starts. I’m fascinated by the speed it regenerates. I still have some areas peeling (can be very irritating) and some small areas around...
