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Hi, i got my diagnosis of rectum tumor yesterday (8th april) after my colonoscopy. Biopsies taken and sent for testing. 4cm long apparently. I've had mri and ct. Just have to wait now for MDT meeting which won't be untill 25 April, as they only do them...
Hello All Just wondering what people’s experience of surveillance has been like & if theirs has differed from the recommended guidelines? I’m now (very gratefully) in year 2 (with a complete response to treatment so far) & appreciate surveillance...
Hi lovely people I'm 3 months post treatment and the pain and pressure down below has come back with a vengeance.. I know i have read that pelvic radiotherapy can cause this.. has anyone else experienced this? I'm seeing oncologist on 3rd June for...
My mum finished 5 weeks of radiotherapy and chemo four months ago and js still suffering. We all feel the radiotherapy has done such irreparable damage to her body. She is still so sore in her anal region, it's painful to pass stools and she has jelly...
Hi, I am 7 months post treatment and my bottom is still quite painful every now and again. Has anyone got any suggestions regarding a comfortable cushion please? I kinda tend to sit on my hips when painful thanks in advance x
Hi Apparently today is national cancer survivors day. The following was sent to me in an email today so thought i would share. " This day can mean different things to everyone who has faced a cancer diagnosis. The truth is the moment you hear those...
How are you finding it, is it as it was, can you get hard.... ? I'm sure my partner doesn't really understand but she does know the big c stuff.... Am I errrrrr
I've been doing loads of research before my MDT meet on a treatment plan, and my brother (Stage 4 Prostate) told me to look up Brachytherapy as it preserves a lot of surrounding tissue and lessens internal organ damage. If you have had it, can you give...
Day 1 , Radiotherapy and Chemo canula day has at last arrived. Feeling anxious but very eager to start treatment, it feels like forever (3rd March) since they found the tumour. Hoping everyone else's journey is going well. Anne
Hello in mew here. This week I was diagnosed with Squamous cell cancer. Looked on Google it didn't sound good I'm just worried about what's going to happen. I'm waiting on the decision of doctors after their MDT. Feel lost at the moment.
