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I have my post treatment scans looming end of next week and all I can think about is… what if it’s not worked? what if it’s still there? what’s nexts? can i physically and mentally face anymore treatment? I worry about my job as I have been qualified...
Hello so I am about 4 weeks post treatment now and everything is healed apart from the anus which didn’t bother me all the way through treatment. I have unbelievable itching and irritation all day and night is the worst! sore bottom after bowel movements...
Hi everyone I was diagnosed yesterday with T2 rectal cancer. It’s just all a blur and ai just don’t know what to say or do ! I’ve spent all day just sitting & crying. Abbi
Hi all, hope everyone is keeping as well as can be? So I found out this morning the actual name of my surgery after a phone call It is a 'salvage APR' I had to ask about the 'APR' it's abdomino perineal resection, sounds interesting! Does anybody...
I haven’t posted a lot in here, I must be honest. But when I was first diagnosed I trawled through the posts looking for the positive and good news posts for reassurance it would all be ok. Well on Wednesday I too was told there’s now ‘No evidence of...
Hi I am having my picc line put in on Monday and I'm starting to get anxious about it. Can anyone tell me does it hurt going in or afterwards, how does it affect bath/shower etc, can I exercise specifically weight lifting and running, i want to keep doing...
Hey everyone, I hope you are all doing ok… I am in my 4th recovery week and the itchiness in my anus is driving me insane! It’s probably the last thing I’m dealing with apart from my bowels being a little sketchy! I’ve tried antihistamines and I bought...
Hi I just need to write all this down. I was diagnosed with anal cancer T2 one lymph node possibly two on 23rd July, it had taken since February for the diagnosis and I had probably had it for a year prior as I didn't go to the doctor. They have told...
Hi everyone, I've just come back from my first appointment (with a coleorectal surgon) following the end of my treatment (which was at the end of May) and have been given the best news - it's gone !! My scans show a full clinical (I think that's the...
Today has been very busy , my first appointment with an oncologist she was lovely. So Im T3 N1 M0 , my treatment will be 28 days of chemo radiation. Treatment to start in 2/3 weeks firstly I need my scan for radiation and tattoos and another appointment...
