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    Anal Cancer

     

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    • tracy p.User: "tracy p."

      calcium supplement side effects

      Hi-just wondering if anybody else out there has had this problem. I am 1 year post diagnosis and so far no recurrence :) ! I have recently added a calcium citrate + D supplement (no magnesium) at the …
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      Started by tracy p.
      Most recent by eihtak
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    • everclearpc82User: "everclearpc82"

      anyone taken this mix of chemo?

      Mitomycin,5-FU AND Cisplatin along with radiation?I should be stating this cocktail sometime next week and wondered if anyone has taken these together and what their reactions were.thanks in advance p…
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      Started by everclearpc82
      Most recent by redwards555
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    • MARIE777User: "MARIE777"

      Recurrence

      Hi Everyone, I am new to this but it is nice to say I have anal cancer and not be embarrassed. I was diagnosed Sept 1, 2011 with stage III 4cm tumor with lymph nodes affected. Went thru the 6-8 weeks …
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      Started by MARIE777
      Most recent by sephie
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    • User: "afamilyaffairoftexas"

      I am having new problems

      I was dignosed with Stage 3a anal cancer on January 25, 2010 after having blood in mystool for about a year or more thinking it was something else. I went through 3 rounds of chemo with them being the…
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      Started by afamilyaffairoftexas
      Most recent by sandysp
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    • User: "sandysp"

      reaction to Lubricant

      Yesterday I broke out in whelps using the same Lubricant I have used all along with my dilator. Everywhere the Lubricant had touched it looked and felt like poison ivy. Luckily, at least this time, a …
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      Started by sandysp
      Most recent by sandysp
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    • User: "cph1127"

      Just Started bleeding alot after one year

      Radiation proctitis is what they say I have. I use to bleed just after BM's but now it is pretty much all the time. When it is really bad, I drip blood in the bowl and my pad looks like I am having a …
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      Started by cph1127
      Most recent by sandysp
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    • User: "WashedupHasbeen"

      Ain't the Man I Used to Be... Any Suggestions?

      I'll be 52 in October. I was diagnosed 9/5/05 with squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal; after surgery, two week-long bouts of chemo, & 5 weeks of getting a laser beam shot up my behind every mor…
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      Started by WashedupHasbeen
      Most recent by sandysp
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    • User: "goyanksjg"

      Does this sound like Cancer?

      Hello all, I am new to thsi board but had a question I was hoping somebody could answer or give me their opinion on. For the last few months when I go number 2 which isn't as often as it used to be, I…
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      Started by goyanksjg
      Most recent by southernhound
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    • User: "Chris Ptown"

      Hi Everybody! It's been awhile!

      Hope everybody is doing very well. I had another DRE in May and it was all clear of cancer but i did have two hemmroids and a small ulcer probably caused by the radiation. I had a colonoscopy in April…
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      Started by Chris Ptown
      Most recent by mp327
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    • User: "Cheyenne"

      At what point in treatment did you start taking pain meds?

      I know that it is different for everyone but I'm just curious at what point you felt you needed help with the pain and what was the indicator for you?
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      Started by Cheyenne
      Most recent by southernhound
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    • User: "vette123"

      Starting 3rd week of treatment for anal cancer

      Hi! Just started 3rd week of treatment for anal cancer. I was wondering how long after the second round of Mitomycin and 5FU do the side effects last. The first round was OK. I mostly suffered with di…
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      Started by vette123
      Most recent by MyHopen413
      Anal Cancer
    • User: "DMurphy87"

      Surgery soon

      My mom was diagnosed in March with rectal cancer. At the time we thought after chemo and radiation she would be able to have a minor surgery that didn't require her to wear a permanent colostomy bag. …
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      Started by DMurphy87
      Most recent by eihtak
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    • User: "Tybtym"

      Biopsy call

      I got the call my friends my biopsies came back cancer free, yea, I have run the race made it through now I have to cross the finish line. I have healing to be done but I think now it will be easier k…
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      Started by Tybtym
      Most recent by RoseC
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    • User: "Boobits"

      Foods you can't eat

      Just wondering how having anal cancer has affected your diet post-treatment? Many of the foods I once enjoyed no longer agree with me. Some examples...peanut butter (boo hoo), any seasoned ground beef…
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      Started by Boobits
      Most recent by Angela_K
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    • User: "Angela_K"

      The most bothersome side effect of treatment . . .

      When approaching the end of treatment, I was concerned about some of the reported side effects that I might face as the result of chemo and especially radiation. Painful sex, burned bottom, painful se…
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      Started by Angela_K
      Most recent by Angela_K
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    • User: "eihtak"

      Scan results...

      Thank you to those who have wished me luck and prayers. I had both chest and pelvic scans a few weeks ago, then between holiday, family, and internet problems, have barely been on line for a while. Al…
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      Started by eihtak
      Most recent by torrance
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    • User: "AZANNIE"

      And the results are in...

      I saw my oncologist last week and my scan was CLEAR again! Blood work was also good. I'm now a year post treatment. In fact, the end of my treatment was the beginning of my retirement (same day)- (ear…
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      Started by AZANNIE
      Most recent by AZANNIE
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    • User: "wiveliscombe"

      I Made It!

      Well I made it through the treatment even got a certificate and a graduation bear from the radiation therapists! I had 26 treatments with an additional 3 focus treatments. I did really good throughout…
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      Started by wiveliscombe
      Most recent by torrance
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    • User: "Angela_K"

      Life Changes

      As everyone on this site knows, cancer brings on many life-changing experiences. For me, it brought about getting very real, becoming very true to myself. And since ending treatment I have morphed int…
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      Started by Angela_K
      Most recent by sandysp
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    • User: "z810840b"

      I'm just not the same...Had mri...need a new hip!

      Hi all - I am 3 1/2 years out.I am basically feeling "ok" except for pelvic stiffness and pain which i mentioned before.My other main complaint is not having strength.i just dont have the physical sta…
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      80 comments
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      Started by z810840b
      Most recent by sandysp
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    • User: "pjs62"

      Just wanted to say hi......

      I know its been quite awhile since I posted but I do read the discussions from time to time. I have found another site which is for 'ostimates' & the discussions really help. So to update its been 5 m…
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      Started by pjs62
      Most recent by sandysp
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    • User: "Boobits"

      Clean colonoscopy!

      I finished treatment on 11/11, have had two followup appointments with my oncologist and colorectal surgeon. Both recommended a colonoscopy. Well, today was the day and everything was good! Of course …
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      18 comments
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      Started by Boobits
      Most recent by AZANNIE
      Anal Cancer
    • User: "Shes_my_hero"

      Hemorrhoid relief and after tx constipation

      Do any of you have a suggestion for my daughter's painful constipation and hemorrhoids? She has the "urge" to move the bowels, but it feels like "it won't come out". There is some stenosis and some bu…
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      Started by Shes_my_hero
      Most recent by sephie
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    • User: "wiveliscombe"

      Estrace cream

      I just saw my oby/gn to get my vaginal dilators. She prescribed Estrace cream for me to use while using the dilators. Has anyone else used this?
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      Started by wiveliscombe
      Most recent by z
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    • User: "eihtak"

      HPV Question

      A friend asked me the other day and I should have known the answer but wasn't sure....She has a 20yr old daughter never had the HPV vaccine. Daughter has recently become sexually active. Although the …
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      Started by eihtak
      Most recent by sephie
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    • User: "everclearpc82"

      And the liver biospy is in............

      Well its confirmed the spot on liver is cancer:(But the weird thing is he said something about it being a gland type cancer and thats not the same kind I have in my rectum.He said because it borders m…
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      Started by everclearpc82
      Most recent by sandysp
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    • User: "lizgino"

      Waiting on 1st PET scan ODD Situation

      Hi. New to the board, so wish I found it sooner! I was diagnosed with Anal Cancer Apr 13, 2011, one day before my 50th birthday! I was also diagnosed with a severe abdominal infection and 2 major fist…
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      14 comments
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      Started by lizgino
      Most recent by cap630
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    • User: "everclearpc82"

      New to this

      Well let me start by saying hello and my name is Patsy and I am 3 weeks shy of 30.I found out I had a malignant tumor in my rectum In the beginning of June.So I did all the research I could find on co…
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      Started by everclearpc82
      Most recent by cap630
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    • User: "Helena101"

      I think I have Anal Cancer

      Hi everyone, let me start with saying I think I have anal cancer, and I'm scheduled to see a GI specialist tomorrow afternoon. I just wanted to post my doubts and questions because I am so nervous... …
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      15 comments
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      Started by Helena101
      Most recent by sandysp
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    • User: "sandysp"

      Sex

      To make a long story short, my husband and I have been having some problems. But being an optimist from birth I have been regularly using the large dilator all throughout treatment and until now. Last…
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      15 comments
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      Started by sandysp
      Most recent by torrance
      Anal Cancer
     

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