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Hi all, I had a large tumour removed last summer, good margins, woohoo! since then I have been happily mozying on with the quarterly HRA’s with biopsies. I have noticed though that I am increasingly getting anxious. They are finding new high grade...
Hi got my 3 month scan results today. I'm not clear lymph nodes have shrunk by millimetres and there's still a lump they don't know if its tumour or scar tissue. They are going to have a meeting probably another scan in 3 months. They talked about surgery...
Hi I am due to start chemo radiology in a couple of weeks and will have Mitomycin c and Fouracil 5FU weeks 1 and 5 alongside radiotherapy. I have been told by my consultant that it is rare to to lose your hair with this regime but I might get a bit...
Hello, I’m so pleased I’ve found somewhere where I can read about anal cancer, and people who have been through/going through it. my beautiful mum had her diagnosis yesterday, and things are moving fast. she’s been told she’s only have radiotherapy, and...
Hi everyone, it's been exactly a year to the day post treatment for me, where I had combined Chemo and Radiotherapy and my six month scan following treatment has shown that the treatment worked and my tumour has gone. My question is as anyone had pain...
I’ve been scrolling the latest treatments for anal cancer and came across this trial. Apparently it’s become a standard treatment in Wales? Has anyone heard of it? It’s used instead of chemo/radiation with minimum side effects but I can’t find anything...
Hi there, I started my treatment today, chemo tablets twice a day and radiation at 19:00. Tomorrow I have an intravenous chemo session but I was wondering if I need to take the tablets as well as, I forgot to ask ♀️ TIA Mix
Hi everyone , it’s a year since I was diagnosed with anal cancer and a cancer in my rectal space .. I was given the all clear at Xmas but was having side effects that the oncologist said were normal but no advice ,, since Xmas I have been in hospital...
Hello. As if it’s not horrendous enough (pain, swelling, chemo, radiation burns) I now have a watery discharge from my bum which stinks of onions. I mean. What fresh torture is this? I’m 3 months post treatment. Review in 10 days. I am fastidious with...
I am 2 months post treatment and feeling really good except for the sore hemorrhoids. I guess the constant bowel movements stop them healing. I do the site bath 3 times a day and am using Anusol but they do not seem to get any better. Any suggestions...
