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Hi, I start my treatment next Monday. Bit nervous now but keen to get started as tired of dealing with this daily as is. My IV chemo appointment is 8.40am and my first radiotherapy is 15.30pm. At my planning CT I understood one would follow after...
Hi All, on 6th Feb I was diagnosed with Advanced Anal Cancer which has spread to my vaginal and a suspected spot in my liver and created a Recto Vaginal Fistula. I am waiting for biopsy results and then for them to have an MDT and then decide on treatment...
Good day , has anybody had something show in tailbone/sacrum before the primary tumour is found or shows itself in the anus? I am not yet diagnosed. I experience slight rectal spotting on toilet paper, have thinner/flatter stools no blood visible in...
I received the results of my 6 month post treatment PET scan and the tumours have grown. There’s also spread to my bladder and womb nodes. I have started immunotherapy ( Retifanlimab) and double chemo Carboplatin and paclitaxel today. Has anyone else...
Hi everyone. I haven’t been very active on here after my T1N0M0 diagnosis in June 2024 but I’ve been an avid reader. Quite frankly I felt a fraud as I had an excision in May 2024 and then no further treatment. I went down a huge rabbit hole from diagnosis...
Little nervous about the unknown, but going to chanel all my energy into treatment. My cancer is squamous and it has travelled upwards to my rectum. They have now staged it at T3cMRF+ N1M0. Sadly I now have lymph node involvement. I will be having...
Hello everyone sorry not been on here in a while, I’ve had good days but a lot of bad days too. After treatment healing took about 4 weeks or so ( to be able to wear knickers again ) so I was buzzin about that, but then the anxiety set in and yes I’ve...
Hi everyone, so I’m 7 days in from my 28 day radiotherapy, chemo treatment. I have not sat down for a good few weeks Nothing different to what I was lead to expect. starting to feel a little more with it mentally. Maggies in Manchester now run a...
Hello all, it is a long time since I posted on here. I finished my treatment ( the usual radiotherapy/chemo regime) in December 2021 and have been lucky that my treatment has been curative and post radiation effects have been minimal . I have been pretty...
Hi...i am due to start my treatment this week.Im putting forward a very brave, positive front but in reality my head is spinning and I'm feeling so overwhelmed. My sister has a learning disability and has T4 bowel cancer and I am her main carer/support...
