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Test Results after Treatment
I just went for my first PET Scan after treatment. It has been 4 months since treatment. I had a biopsy 2 weeks ago which came out clean. The news from my PET Scan are not 100% good. There is some low level activity in the iliac chain lymph node as well as some new activity - very low level. All my three doctors say it is…
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It's my 1 year Anniversary
Woke up this morning and realized today is my 1 year post treatment. I am fighting off a severe case of cellulitus. Going to hospital for outpatient iv tx. I had planned to ride my horse this weekend as summer is almost gone, very few warm days left. Dr. says no you can't. So I am going to spark up the grill and have a…
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ChrisPTown .... Wishing you well!
Hello ChrisPTown ... I think you are starting your treatment today?? Sending well wishes ... try to be strong right here, right now ... a warm and supportive hug from my corner of the world to you!! You're on your way now!! I hope you have your dog with you at your sister's house ... I found such support from my pets ...…
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Need some emotional support as I heal
I have been on a few cancer support sites, and this is by far the best. You are all truly angels and you have no idea how helpful it is just to read the posts (though I suspect you DO know!!) I have only posted once or twice, and then "got busy living." I was diagnosed with Stage 3B AC in February, went through chemo and…
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Finished first week of chemo/radiation
Just completed first week of chemo (5 FU and Mytomycin via fanny pack pump) and radiation. I had constant nausea the first day, but was greatly helped by the anti-nausea meds. This has truly been a struggle. Being unable to do so many things I'd taken for granted (like showering) has been very trying. I've occasionally…
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3 years and going strong
So I had my three year DRE and anoscope - all clear! Yay!!! (quiet yay, don't want to jinx it!)
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Struggling today
Hello Friends ... I'm struggling emotionally today. I go for my 9 month PET CT, exam and labs next week and I feel so down right now. I can't seem to get myself "living fully again" like I did pre-diagnosis. I feel burdened in some way and even 9 months out can not get this "off my back" so to speak. I hate to say it, but…
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White blood cells and anemia
Saw the doc yesterday and reviewed results of blood work taken Wednesday. My white blood cells are up to1400 and I am still anemic. ( had two units of blood about a week ago). I looked on the Internet and normal WBC count is between 5000 and 10000. Any one else follow this path? Also: I am three weeks out treatment, my…
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Mucus
What is the deal with all the mucus??? Is it from healing or what? Scary stuff! How long approx does it last? Lorie
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lack of bowel control
Hey y'all, I had my last radiation on Sep 7, 2010, yet I still suffer from not being able to control my bowels. It's embarrassing as well as inconvenient. I know I've heard alot of you had the same problems...can anyone tell me when it ends? Thanks & prayers, Melodie
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RX pre diagnosis anal cancer
anal cancer
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Port put in yesterday but still having bowel problems
I had the surgery almost 4 weeks ago to remove the two hemoroids that had the cancer in them. I had my port put in yesterday and start chemo/radiation in a week. My problem is I still have diarreah (spelling) and spots of blood on tissue when i wipe. The diarreah is yellow watery and flaky bowels. I tried to called the…
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Having PET scan today
Having PET scan today, planning session with radiation doctor tomorrow and having the chemo port put in me on Friday. I know you guys talked about PET scan before but I am so nervous once again like I was before the CAT scan last week. I am worried things will look worse from PET scan than CAT scan. I wish I could calm…
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Such confusion on my part and Monday I start treatment
i came here a few weeks ago because i was hoping to find some peace of mind or at least to get some reassurance etc for my upcoming treatment...at first it seemed that was the case but now all I am reading is the difficult complications so many people are having after radiation/chemo that its almost impossible for me to…
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Good News On My Colonoscopy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just returned from having my colonoscopy. I had one in 2009 8 months post treatment. The colon rectal surgeon said everything looks fine-no sign of cancer recurrence. He found two polyps and removed them. He said he will do another colonoscopy in 3 years. He wants to see me in six months. As you all probably know the worst…
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Not sure I should be reading anymore posts here for awhile
You guys are ALL so wonderful and I am glad I found you but I am driving myself crazy with worry again by reading a lot of the postings. I was nervous about the DPD enzyme test so I asked my doctors office today and she said they didn't do that test. I also asked why i didnt get a colonoscopy just cat and pet scans and…
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Hi! New to site not new to anal cancer
I looked for a site like this back when I was diagnosed in 11/2005. I've kind of went it alone since our cancer is so rare there wasn't much info available at that time. When I was diagnosed I was pregnant and assumed the pain was hemorhoids. My baby didn't survive, but the weight of him growing inside me made my tumor…
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New first post.
Hello. I was recently diagnosed with cancer. had colonoscopy where the surgeon found a 3 cm tumour. will not be getting surgery as they think best chance is to do radiation and chemo. had MRI and scans, Nov 21 going in for Port, next day start with radiation then chemo. Must say I am worried/scared about the radiation on…
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please help
Hi y'all. Yes, I seem to be up all night again. Does anyone wish the that the cancer, instead of the treatments, would have been more humane? I told y'all that I tested positive for hep c. I have had to go in continously for them to drain my belly of fluids. I just had it done on the 1st. Now I need it again. Already. And,…
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Some of us CAN'T get this DPD enzyme test!
My doctors at Mass General North said they do not perform the DPD enzyme test. I am scheduled to start treatment Monday and I can't just go somewhere else now where they will do the test on me. I am staying with my sister and her husband which is near Danvers where MGH North is located. I do not have a choice. Now this…
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New first post.
Hello. I was recently diagnosed with cancer. had colonoscopy where the surgeon found a 3 cm tumour. will not be getting surgery as they think best chance is to do radiation and chemo. had MRI and scans, Nov 21 going in for Port, next day start with radiation then chemo. Must say I am worried/scared about the radiation on…
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colonoscopy...Good news!
hi all...I had colonoscopy today...all clear!!!! 39 months NED!!! It's a good day! Hugs ...alyse
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Officially Stage 2 and start treatment Monday, 11/14
Got my PET scan results today and my radiation doctor said the tumor is small and is Stage 2. My original doctor in Hyannis had Stage 1 or 2 from the cat scan. I had the three little dot tattoos put on me today and tomorrow i go to a chemo learning class. Friday they put a port in me and the following Friday I go in for…
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Anal Cancer Foundation
I wanted share this link to a wonderful anal cancer foundation ... you may have seen this already but wanted to share just in case ... good work being done! Sending well wishes to each and everyone of you as we head into the holiday season ... thank you for all of the support you've provided to me. You are a great gift.…
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Petrified of colostomy bag
I am having a very hard time accepting the reality of having my butt moved to my belly. I will be having the surgery later this mo. I had chemo and radiation earlier in the year but the cancer returned. I am nervous about the results from the MRI and PET scan which will bone in the next couple of weeks. Besides that my…
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Hpv and judgement
Ahhh!!! Life can be exhausting sometimes. Today I came acoss a discussion on the colon/rectal board about a bacteria that may cause some cancers.(fulsibactrium). Laurettas posted something about cervical cancer and other hpv cancers especially the unmentionable ones. Wow, really it was a slap in the face. Here I felt safe,…
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Question about Chemo "Port"
Hi my friends. I wanted to ask you about the chemo port that will be put in my neckbone I think my doctor said. He said it will be in me the whole time of treatment but that only the first week and last week it will have the chemo going through by needle. He said I will have 25 sessions of radiaton. Does that sound like…
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Can't seem to calm down after chemo teaching today
I definitely am not a strong person clearly because I broke down crying in my sister's car after chemo teaching today. I have never been so scared in my life and even though I have my sister and family I feel so alone. I feel anxious and worried especially about the chemo and what it can do to my body inside. I get the…
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Brachytherapy
Well we met with my drs Fri. for the 'game plan' on my recurrent cancer. Good news...tumor is smaller then last year by 3cm. (size is now 2-3cm)& about 3cm. inside 'anal canal'. Bad news...need surgery to remove then radiation. (& 10-12 days in the hospital! ugh) So here's the plan (& am wondering if anyone has been this…
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Halloween
This is kind of off topic a little but, I just wanted to wish everyone a happy Halloween. I figure we have had more fear and pain in our lives than most people will ever face. Last year at this time I was finishing tx. I was so sick I missed Halloween, no pumpkins. Tomorrow I go in for a CT to see if the lump in my groin…