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Hi lovely people.. I'm after asking if it's 'normal' to have blood and a few clots after BM. I'm almost 50% way through of my treatment.. i had 4 days of very watery stool 10 times a day... and now harder BM about 3 times a day.. I'm using the sitz...
Hey everyone, Well on Wednesday I successfully completed my 28 days of treatment - after what was the toughest week so far - I was amazed that we (my husband has been my rock throughout) had done it!!! Last weekend wasn't like the others - instead...
Hi, this is my first time here, I hope you can help with any tips to help my mum who was diagnosed in December and stated radiotherapy this week. Her main issues are with discomfort on her bottom area. I have bought her a sitz bath. Should she be applying...
Hello, Had my chemo iv and radiotherapy yesterday. Been sick most of the day today and not able to keep anything down. Hopefully going to have a review tomorrow of anti sickness medicine. Does it take w while for the anti sickness medicine to start...
Hello, I am 43 have a low rectal tumour. At my first meeting with my consultant I was told my only option was radio and chemo therapy to reduced the tumour, followed by surgery and a stoma bag for life! I was a big ‘blow’ as I wasn’t even expecting a...
Hi , if you used Polymem dressings , did you moisten them before application or just apply your cream to it and apply . I’m wanting to apply some to my tears . Thank you so much for your support x
The MRI shows the tumour has shrunk from 5 cm to 1.5 cm. I’m feeling quite low about that but the oncologist says the radiotherapy will continue working for up to 6 months. So I wait now for the 6- month post treatment MRI to see how much the tumour might...
Hi everyone I'm new here and apologize in advance for the long post. My otherwise healthy 80 year old supermom was diagnosed with Anal cancer in late November. Plan was chemo radiation therapy. Then PET scan and MRI showed 2 lung nodules. Fine needle...
I first wrote here about 5 months ago when my mum was diagnosed with stage 4 squamous cell in the anus/ rectum (5cm) with huge mets in the liver (9cm). At that time I was in so much shock that it was happening and we felt the outlook was so bleak. I...
Hey all So the last 10 days of treatment my poops were excruciating. I finished treatment yesterday and my poops in the last 24 hours have been painful but definitely not excruciating. What do you think - are they going to get worse again? I've started...
