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Tagamet for anal cancer
A friend of mine, who is a physician, recently informed me that there has been success with Tagament to treat anal cancer/warts. He said the dosage is 400mg twice a day. He said studies are underway, but it's not well known. Well, I entered "Tagamet for anal warts" into a search engine and indeed found that there is…
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Anal intraepithelial neoplasia, grade I out of III Low grade\there is focal positivity of squamous m
Doctors seem to have an art of grabbing the exit door once they see you have a list of question in your hand. My doctor spent about 120 seconds with me and said there was nothing there to worry about and that we should keep and eye on it so come back in 6 months and we will see how it is doing. He never mention whether I…
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Swollen butt cheek
hello all! I'm not sure if anyone can help me here but here it goes. Every few months I seem to get flu like symtoms that last maybe 24 hrs. This time it's going on day 3. I have chills , low energy, swollen butt cheek that is thickened, red and hot to the touch. My one vulva is thickened also and lymth node is very…
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Pre Procedure Angst
This is a long story but I will try to make it short. I have another procedure Friday. I am pretty nervous about it. Last month I had a bad experience when having a biopsy done, which the surgeon admitted was pretty deep. This month I am having the rest taken out and then fulguration done. Last month the surgeon said it…
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CEA
I have AC IV w/lung mets receiving chemo. My oncologist ordered CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) blood test. Curious if anyone knows anything about this test? Apparently it is a marker used to monitor anal cancer although it would not be used for diagostic or screening purposes. Nic
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Dr suggested Wellbutrin ? Any comments on this medication?
Wellbutrin?
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Aweful week and today green mucousy poo!
This has been a horrible week. My last day of radiation was last Friday, May 22th. I went to stay with my brother because my neice was graduating. I peood mucous all weekend. Monday I was constipated...with pink blood in stools. On Tuesday took a dose of Miralax along with am and pm stool softener. Wednesday started…
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GI Support Group Houston
There will be a GI Support Group on Wednesday, June 17th, 1 P.M. until 2 P.M. Memorial Hermann Cancer Center 6400 Fannin, Suite 2900 Cancer Center Conference Room Lunch will be provided. RSVP: 713-222-CARE I found a flyer with this information at the cancer center this week and was told I could share it on this forum. I…
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Vasospasms
I started bi-weekly Cisplatin/5-FU infusions mid-May, mainly because Dr Eng at MD Anderson said I couldn't get into the Opdivo Trial without having done a Platinum therapy. The first round didn't go too well as the usual anti-nausea meds didn't work for me and I ended up having to have a steroid suppository that knocked me…
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2 Monrhs Since Colostomy and APR Surgery
Hello all, It has been a little over two months since I had my colostomy and Abdominoperineal Resection (took out my anus and zipped me up) Surgery. Recovery has had a few hiccups, but nothing major as it turns out. Sitting is still pretty uncomfortable, but I am assured that will get better each week and eventually won't…
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For the benefit of those criticized into silence
I've debated with myself for a while whether or not to post something on this topic. The reason I haven't until now is because I didn't really care enough to bother. Not for myself. But I've had two members contact me privately to say that they share my feelings, but feel --like I have--that this forum isn't very tolerant…
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Recent scan results.....
Hi all, so today I met with my doctor to go over my recent scan results. (For those who don't know me, I was initially dx and treated 4 1/2 yrs ago with stage 3b anal cancer treated with chemo/rad and surgery for a colostomy. 1 yr later dx with a rare breast cancer treated with a double mastectomy and daily med related to…
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22 and scarred
hi everyone! well i was trying to get some advice from yall. i am hyprthyriod and i have constipated for about the last 6 years. not going for two days but going once the thrid and not going vary much. when i did go it felt like labor. it still does well for the past week and on going its been horible. i have found bloody…
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Male issues post treatment
This is my first post and I want to start by saying Thank you to all of you that share on this site. It has helped me make sense of what was going on with me post treatment and I know that I am not as alone as I was feeling. I am a 52 year old male 8 months past treatment. I had two rounds of 5FU and Mitomycin along with…
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You've Got to be Kidding Me
I certainly was not in the mood to hop on this website this morning and find a new post titled "Do You Want to Sell Your Kidney." I am going to flag it and have it deleted by the admins, however, I wanted to make sure that other posters here could see the crap that sometimes appears on this board. I have copied and pasted…
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Reality finally hit me
I first want to say I have been on here off and on lurking around, reading posts and on occasion maybe post something of concern. I have tried to ignore and deny the fact I even had cancer. I have been trying for 2 years ( I am 2 years post treamtent) to go back to "my normal" way of living before I had cancer. When I was…
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Having a problem
Hello friends, I don't post much any more but was a frequent poster a few years ago. I've run into a problem and am hoping you have some suggestions. For info, I had chemo and radiation back in 2008. Have been having off and on problems with the runs since then, mostly off except for one year where it was very bad. Just…
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"Virotherapy" for malignant melanoma.
Folks, I'm telling you, we've all had cancer too soon! Here's another new treatment, this time for malignant melanoma. They are using herpes virus as a base for a med to treat MM. How about a viral med to treat a viral cancer? "Virotherapy: skin cancer successfully treated with herpes-based drug" -…
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Looking For Input
Hi everyone, I'm sure these posts get annoying but I'm worried and am waiting to see the doctor again. I'm a 27 year old male, overweight but loosing weight due to a change in lifestyle and diet. I've lost over 50lbs in the past year or so. Anyway, about a month and a half ago I started having some pain that I thought were…
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Implanted neurostimulator for incontinence, anyone?
I recently saw the colo-rectal surgeon about my worsening anal isues - pain and bowel & unrinary incontinence. He says I now have scar tissue in my anal parts and my inner sphincter is weakened. If this continues, he wants me to consider having a neurostimulatior implanted. It will keep the muscles toned. He gave me…
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Can I work through it?
Well I guess my "team" has gone into action mode. I just got the diagnosis & plan on Tuesday. Today offices are calling to confirm my appts - ct scan, radiologist consult. Surprise, surprise! They must know about my tendency to procrastinate. What do you all think about working during the chemo/radiation? I'll be having…
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Scanxiety - please help!
Hi everyone, So my mum has a sigmoidoscopy booked for 11 days time and she has an MRI in about 3/4 weeks which will take place 8 months after she finished her chemoradiotherapy. The main issue is that basically in her oncologist's letter which declared she was 3 months NED back in January, it said she would have another…
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Recurrance in lung / treatment update
Hi everyone, hope all are able to find moments of peace, laughter and healing along this road! In January I was dx with a recurrance of anal cancer in my lung. The mass was large but surgically removed by the removal of my left lower lobe. (I was initially dx a little over 4yrs ago with Stage3b anal cancer followed by a dx…
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Day3
So today is day3. I feel like I just got run over. Had a bit of rectal bleeding last night that completely freaked me out. Then today slight nausea - seems to be getting worse - headache & fatigue. I guess I didn't expect it this quickly. xokb
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scared I had reoccurance
I have been having pain in my shoulder blade and ribs and breathing had become more labored. When I googled my symptoms, lung cancer was one of the causes of my symptoms. I called one of my oncologist and asked if I could get a chest xray or move my CT scan up (scheduled for August). His nurse called back and said he wants…
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Finished treatment 9 days post anal cancer treatment
Hi there, Just like many others, I've been going through decussion board after discussion board making sure I'm doing the things that so many of you have recommended. Thank you for this site. It's my go to when I have questions. I'm 44 years old and I was diagnosed at the end of February this year. I started my treatment…
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Gastroenterologist
Has anyone seen a gastroenterologist? I am new here, but from what I'm reading and learning about my own lack of knowledge of myself, I was wondering is a GI specialist would be a good consult. I am just finishing up radiation -- only have 5 treatments left. Took a 3 week break from radiation because of burns, then low…
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Thigh muscle problems
I finished by radiation and chemo treatment in Sept. 2014. It's kinda hard to explain but my thigh muscles feel tight and I cannot cross my legs. Has anyone else experienced this problem?
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Urgent
Hi guys, has anybody had any "thickening" or "scar tissue" after 6 months post treatment. How can you tell it isn't the lesion, they said it felt soft surely a lesion would be harder and surely it wouldn't have come back so soon anyway, was only stage 1. The onc thinks it's just scar tissue but the nurse apparently used…
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Staging
Hi guys, Just out of interest, does anyone know how long it takes an anal cancer lesion to progress from stage 1 to 2, stage 2 to 3a, stage 3a to 3b and stage 3b to 4? Are we talking weeks, months or even years? I only ask out of curiosity really, as back last year when my mum was diagnosed they said it was a "slow…