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Hello everyone. I'm new to the group and thought i would say hi. I am post treatment for Anal Cancer, having chemoradiotherpy. Its really interesting to read through peoples questions and comments and honestly wish i had ventured here beforehand. ...
Hi All. I am now 2 months post treatment, generally feel ok. I have started to exercise again running and working out at home. Which i have missed more than ever, as stopped whilst having treatment. This since treatment has been a massive mental escape...
Hi everyone sorry not been on for a week or so my sense of humour left me for a couple of days. But it’s back!!! I’m 12 days post treatment and I must be turning a corner because these 4 walls of my bedroom are feeling cell like, I’ve watched soo much...
I'm starting week 2 and noticed a mouth sore yesterday. Today I now have four and am not feeling that great. No fever, and I can eat (though I have zero hunger), so the care team told me to rinse with salt-and-baking-soda water several times a day. Anyone...
Hi lovely people.. Hope you are all getting through today as best you can.. I'm after a little advice really.. For 2 weeks post treatment the pain was awful.. just as doctor said..I didn't leave my bed other than to use toilet. This week I'm starting...
I didn’t really know what Anal Cancer treatment would be like, who would, and I certainly had no clue what side affects I would be left with after my treatment finished. I am probably repeating myself and if I am I think it is probably because I still...
Can anyone help? I finished chemoradiation 14 days ago and for a few days my appetite has got worse and worse. I am trying but it is difficult. I had no side effects at all from the chemotherapy and the radiotherapy during treatment. I have had a very...
I've just completed my first week of treatment (yippee!). The chemo tablet haven’t been so bad to take and I haven’t felt any nausea or sickness yet. I have radiation therapy every day at 19:00. After my session, I come straight home, apply all the creams...
I have completed all my sessions of radiotherapy and apart from two days I have now finished chemo. I could not complete the full dose of Chemo because of a skin reaction on my hands. At the beginning of all this I was convinced I would not experience...
Hi everyone, well I’m 4 days post treatment and errrrrm…. I started this journey with a stiff upper lip, that’s now covered in hair along with my chin ( because I have no energy or inclination to pluck it ) I breezed through the first 4 weeks but then...
