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Anal Cancer

RADIATION..THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING.....
Hi all...Well i got MRI results and it was'nt very good.I have a hip fracture .The doctor has recommended i get a full hip replacement on my right side.My hip is collapsing.This was caused from the 31 rounds of radiation 3 1/2 yrs ago. Radiation is the gift that keeps on giving.......The following is from JAMA Results…
Sore & Weak Muscles
Just wondering if others experience muscle soreness and weakness in their thigh and buttock muscles and if so what has helped with this issue? I assume this is all radiation related because I never had this before treatments. Yesterday I was doing some planting in my shade garden, which of course entails getting up and…
pain and hemmorroids
I'he been done with treatment for 2 weeks. My burns are healing really in most areas. Almost completely better on the front area. My problem is the anal pain and external hemmorrhoids. BMs are still excruciating and the hemmorrhoids are very swollen and really painful. I assume the hemmorrhoids got badly burned from…
Results of sigmoidoscopy
My results came in from the biopsy and I'm 100% cancer free. I wanted to share with all of you!!
Hi I'm a newbie
Hi everyone. I'm new to writing on this forum but I have been a visitor reading it for about a month. I found my self in a bad place. I am 20 months out of treatment for stage 4 anal cancer and hit a low, big time recently. Fatigue, memory problems, digestive problems etc got the better of me. I felt better after visiting…
chronic urethritis
Hi: I am almost 4 years after treatment, but my urethritis seems to be getting worse. I have to use numbing cream all too often. Anyone else have this problem?
Skin breaking out
My husband had his last radiation treatment on Wed. There seems to be a new added feature to the tender areas, where he is getting pimples and some are large and under the skin, (but small head on them). Just wondering if anyone else had this happen, they are in the front as well on the rear.
Vaginal sores!
Just curious if vaginal sores always happen with radiation? I just had my last treatment on Friday and over the weekend and still, I got some very painful sores down there and they are horrible! Will they go away soon I hope? Please any imput would be helpful!!
Dr ending treatments 2 days early!
After the visit today, the dr's decided they had tortured him enough, and tomorrow will be the last radiation treatment. I was so happy I cried! She said they are well within the parameters of treatment, and the other 2 treatments left wouldn't make a difference. I suppose after looking at him again, and seeing how badly…
Interesting New Study
http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130422-905301.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
New (sorta) to site too
I say I'm new, but have been lurking for a while! My husband has been undergoing treatment for a while. We are finished with the chemo, and the picc line was removed on Monday. Thank God for small victories! We are, however, really struggling with the side effects of the radiation (7 more to go). And although I have read a…
second round of chemo question
Hi--- How many people who had a relatively manageable (symptom-free) time with the first round of chemo had a difficult time with the second round? How many people had a (relatively) easy time with both? Thanks.
I had to smile.....
So after church today I was visiting with a friend who has recently moved back to th area and I had not been in contact with since first diagnosed. She is kind and sensitive and had a lot going on in her own life. Somehow (because someone else she knows is getting radiation for cervical cancer), we got on the subject of…
Up-Date
I completed my treatment this week. Upon initial exam, the tumor is no longer there. For that I praise God in heaven for His healing and blessing the Doctors with talents and dedication. I have been very sick, weak and burnt. I have spent many hours pouring over this website for reassurance. I have not lost any hair on my…
Off topic....Boston
I am so deeply saddened that the place that I consider home,Boston, has been attacked. Seeing the hospital that has become my second home, Mass. General, with armed guards out in front fills me with sorrow.Terrorism is a cancer on this world! God Bless the victims and God bless Boston!
telling people you had anal cancer
does anyone have any advice on how to change my thought process on being so embaressed for having this type of cancer. i dont even go out with the fear of someone asking me what type i had. i feel so alone, sad and borter line falling into a depression. i only feel comfortable around my kids and husband. i havent seen…
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Overdue Update + Ongoing Battle
Hello everyone! I apologize in advance for not providing updates since my mom's chemo + radiation, but I've been checking back regularly to see how I can possibly help others going through a similar ordeal. You can read the original thread with lots of helpful advice from other forum members…
I had my follow up colonoscopy today
I had my colonoscopy done today for the anal cancer to see if the treatments worked. The dr said the tumor is gone and only scar tissue is left. So he took a biopsy of the scar tissue. I won't know the results until next week. I'm keeping my fingers crossed all is ok. The CT scan didn't show any cancer. Hopefully this…
Thanks-Food After Treatment
I have not posted for a while but want to thank everyone who responded to my "Food After Treatment" post. I am 14 days post treatment and have learned that dairy is not my friend! With that in mind I have followed many of your suggestions and am having luck-diet wise. Now to get past the fatigue that frequently makes me…
Stage 3
My husband has just started undergoing treatment for Stage 3b Anal cancer. The onc says it is in some lymph nodes in his groin and in the pelvic region. It is also pushing 5mm into his prostate. I am so scared I am going to lose him.
The healing process
Hi everyone! I'm 4 months post treatment. My CT scan showed no cancer. YAY! I am going for a sigmoidoscopy this coming Tuesday and I am trying real hard not to freak out. I was told the reason for the sigmoidoscopy is because the CT scan doesn't show everything. Well, when I have a bowel movement it is starting to hurt on…
Sex after cancer treatment
I have been doing the vaginal dialator for about 2 week now. I do this everyday. My radiation onc gave me one and I seem to be doing a lot better. So, my boyfriend and I tried to have sex and it was extremely painful. Now I'm afraid to have sex again. My radiation onc told me to grin and bear it until I get use to it. Easy…
Grocery stores
I am just back from a trip to my local grocery store, Super Stop & Shop. It is one of those huge stores that carries everything but the kitchen sink........and everything but healthy food! It just hit me, while walking down aisle after aisle, that 99.99% of the food they carry is either processed, sprayed with chemicals,…
Pet Scan Denial by Insurance - any post treatment experiences
I finished treatment Oct 2011 and received a pet scan 12.31.11 and no signs of cancer. My doctor recommended another pet scan 12.12 as normal follow up during my two years and Aetna denied the claim. My colo rectal doctor said a pet scan was a good idea in addition to the anoscopy and said to discuss with oncologist.…
Food After Treatment Ends
Can you ever eat like the good old days? By that I mean, I didn't have a bad diet before but if I was going to have a "bad diet day" it included heat and lots of it. Mexican, Italian, Greek, Indian, on and on. My treatment sustinance has been primarily yogurt, ice cream, soup. I once tried a very mild and soft version (for…
when is it safe to get a sigmoidoscopy after treatment
Does anyone know how long you should wait after treatment before you could get any scopes, sigmoidoscopy or an aniscope? any advice would be greatly appreciatied thx ...pem
COLONOSCOPIE
I'am 2 years and 3 months out of treatment .I have had all my test pet scan was good .I had my colonoscopie about 2 weeks ago everything is good .Don't have to have a colonoscopie for 3 years so happy about that I have had so many. I'am feeling better i do have some bad days like everyone were i have a lot BMS .Were…
anyone have...?
anyone ever have 1) elevated liver enzymes post treatment? 2) general, diffuse gastric/intestinal discomfort? 3) internal anal discomfort that came after the post-treatment pain had subsided? 4) diarrhea after having 9 weeks of normal bowels immediately post treatment?

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