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hi I’m 6mths post treatment I’ve a lot off things going wrong and I don’t know if the cancer is still there I’ve to go for an mri on 26th my first in about 9mths...I’m experiencing a bit off incontinance...ibs symptoms...bleeding and pain have I anything...
Hi I discovered after a routine screen and following colonoscopy CT MRI and PET that the bleeding I was experiencing was not due to pile which my GP had diagnosed but to squamous cells anal cancer stage 3. Felt shocked but I accepted and I thought one...
Hi everyone, Just looking for little advice on what I might expect from Chemoradiation treatment for anal cancer, I start my treatment in 2 days for 5 half weeks. Not sure what to expect not really spoken to anyone and feeling little anxious. ...
Hi i'm Holly, a 33y/o female living in Leeds. I went to my dr in November as it always felt like I needed to poop and I had some slight bleeding (which was more annoying than painful). It had been going on for about a month and was using treatments for...
I finally have a start date. On the one hand I am desperate to start, and on the other I am also dreading it. In the scheme of things I know I’m lucky. 5.5 weeks radiotherapy, one chemo infusion and the rest by tablet. I know it could be worse and...
Hi lovely people. I started my treatment yesterday.. Chemo first then radiotherapy. I then took my 3 chemo tablets last and started to feel really sick.. This morning I have taken another 3 chemo tablets and a nausea tablet.. Is it normal...
Hi everyone I know this is off topic and nothing to do with cancer. It's early days post treatment and i don't know if im cured or not but i just cant handle it right now. How the hell do you deal with a neighbour coming round and shouting at you and...
Hi I’ve loved reading all the tips on here and I feel I need to ask a question that might sound really silly, do you have to remove your knickers whilst having radiotherapy? I’ve had my tattoos and start next Monday and the first week the times are hit...
Hi All, I have finished my treatment on the 1st Jan. 2 rounds of chemo via a pump and 5.5 weeks of radiotherapy. Six days post treatment and I am still getting alot of discharge from my front end. This is golden in colour and jelly like at times. How...
Hi, sorry to ask such a weird question but I just need reassurance that this is normal. I finished Chemoradiotherapy on 24th December and the side effects have been brutal but this weekend I feel like I'm turning a corner but I'm experiencing an itching...
