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I’m 3 days from finishing treatment . Now nausea has improved I’m managing better than I imagined I would . I was wondering if anyone had found something to help with the itching . I’ve taken anti histamines but they have very little effect . im so excited...
I was recently diagnosed with invasive squamous cell carcinoma arising from a 9mm polyp (villous lesion) at pouch- anal anastomosis after undergoing a screening pouchoscopy/coloscopy. (I am a patient with F.A.P Disease) The Pathology report showed the...
Hi, I had treatment for stage 3B anal cancer 14 years ago and, although I didn't realise it at the time have had all the symptoms of proctitis ever since - living a normal life because of daily immodium tablets. Now it seems I have anamea and a stool...
Hello, I'm AdaJay [actually my grannies, I'm just yet another Maggie]. After an urgent GP referral I had an op to fit a stoma and take biopsies at the beginning of October. Apparently a lot of scarring from previous ops caused problems so I had a transverse...
Hi, of all the creams that are available to us which one works the best to shrink piles ? Jane x
Hi Everyone , Can iI ask if anyone who used Instillagel post treatment applied it to broken skin . I’m now 7 days post Chemo radiation and just about coping with taking more regular analgesia and creams . I’ve not had a poo for 2 days so will take a laxative...
Hi, I am 3 weeks post treatment and really mending well, but last night I had what can only be described as a horrendous flare up! All parts of me were on fire, it lasted from 11pm just when I was going to bed until about 2 pm and then started to...
So, I finished my first three days relatively unscathed. This business of swallowing what feels like poison twice a day, and being irradiated like a cup of soup in a microwave has been a very odd thing to get my head around. I have had to dig deep to...
Advice needed please... I'm day 27 of treatment and if feels like out of nowhere the burns have turned-up. I've had a pretty disrupted night's sleep and I'm worried about the next time I need to pee or poop - as during the night that really hurt. I...
My partner has Stage Four anal cancer and is moving towards the end of the chemotherapy that she opted for rather than just "best supportive care." She has been told a scan would then take place to see what impact the chemo has had and that some radiotherapy...
