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How do I tell my husband?
My husband lost his father in the mid 90's after a hard battle with cancer. He lost his mother about 3 years ago after a long and painful battle with cancer, this time he was the one who took care of her, by himself, we were not together yet. He also lost his brother when he was 14 (his brother was older). I was told…
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Platelets
Platelets dropped 40 points again. How weird is that? 8.3 now. They are supposed to be at 100. 8 is when they give you a platelet transfusion. Tomorrow they won't give me radiation until after I have had a blood test. Hopefully this is nadir or whatever you call it and I will have finally pulled out. No chemo-therapy this…
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Dilator
Being a sexually active women I worry about the effects of radiation on my sexual organs. Heard that some women need a dilator to prevent perminent damage to the vaginal area. I'm just in the first week of radiation and chemo. Would like to have some input as to the necessity for this device in the near future. Never have…
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Six month follow-up: "Beautiful"
Surgeon oncologist: "Looks beautiful." Me: "Stop admiring my very special **** and tell me if you see any cancer!" And he didn't. (DRE and scope.) PET scan in 3 months. Bring on the summer!
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HPV transmission????????
Is my partner at risk????????????? Should he be tested. I understand their is a blood test for HPV. If anyone has the name of the test please advise. Thanks
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My brain after chemo - and returning to work
'Your Brain After Chemo' by Dan Silverman, MD, PhD is a God-send. The worst side effect of all of this for me has been brain fog aka 'chemo brain' that my doctors and family don't give much credit to. But I know that it has been very, very real for me and the primary reason that I haven't returned to work. I don't feel…
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Not feeling too well
Hi everyone, Tomorrow I'll be at the half way mark. The doctor called me at home tonight and said my blood work is not looking so good this week. She took me off of Vicodin for just plain old oxicotone (I'm to lazy to look up how you spell these drug names). She doubled the morphine this week. Last week, from that shot my…
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Worried about my treatment, or should I say lack of it.
I had an operation to remove Hemorrhoids, in May 2009, shortly after I was told one of my Hemorrhoids was a Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Situ, which was high grade. I was then referred to a professor at a university hospital (I am in the UK). He told me that it had been removed intact and it would be unlikely to return, he…
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insomnia
Hey y'all, I know I've broached this subject before...but how do you live with the insomnia? I started taking my bp pills at night for a couple weeks, but I would then sleep til 12:30 or so. Today I took it in the am and I am wide awake at 2:45 am. I didn't nap in the afternoon, even tho I wanted to, thinking that I would…
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Recurrent (persistent) Anal Cancer--Please Help!
Would very much appreciate feedback from members about treatment suggestions for recurrent (persistent) anal cancer and/or HPV that have worked (or not worked) for other people. My mother was just diagnosed with a second recurrence (persistent disease) of poorly differentiated anal squamous cell carcinoma with basaloid…
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Glutamine to help with both diarrhea & healing wounds
I wanted to find out if anyone knows anything about L-Glutamine powder. The dietician at the radiologist's office gave me this to take starting right away, before treatment begins. They explained that L-glutamine is an amino acid that fuels the cells of the digestive tract, as well as the immune system. Our body naturally…
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The blues
Had the blues yesterday. Pain in the sternum felt like a heart attack several times, winded going up and down the stairs, crying at the drop of a hat and whining (oh God, I hate my whiney voice), diarrhea all day, terrible cramps (double over kind) and guess what???? Went to the doctor today and she said "did you take any…
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To Sandy, Diane, and others - How are you?
Sandy, Diane, and anyone else currently going thru treatment - how are you all doing this week? One more day and you'll be through another week. Hope all is well.
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Half Way Through and Counting Down
Hi Everyone, It has been awhile since I posted and alot has happen. My last day at work was the 15th. I am still driving to my Rad Tx but probably starting next week I will have my brother drive me. My Doctor said my numbers from my blood test were great, right where they should be. I am making it pretty good on the sores.…
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water squirt bottle
all those who are new. please get a water bottle with little holes in top and spray your bottom after a bowel movement. do not use wipes or toilet paper. it will scratch. my water bottles came from patient supply at MD Anderson. they are smaller and thinner than the regular type of water bottle that you use for excercise…
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Just Diagnosed & Preparing to Start Treatment
Good Morning! I've done a lot of reading on this board and thought I'd reach out for some advice. I went for a routine colonoscopy a couple of weeks ago (just turned 50!), and doc found a cancerous polyp. I was sent to a surgeon and had the area excised, with the expectation that would remove surrounding tissue and…
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IMRI ????????
Could anyone explain the IMRI radiation treatment vs the old style.
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SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER MY POST, RE: PLEASE HELP ME, ANAL CANCER SURVIVOR CT RESULTS
note: I had made a previous post...reading, Please help me, anal cancer survivor ct results PLEASE HELP ME, CAN YOU READ MY POSTS Can someone other than the 1 poster who responded to my post, also answer my post, with similiar experience or any ideas, opinions. I am so very scared. Those women of you who didnt have a…
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full bladder during radiation
just caught this in some posts. why do they want you to have full bladder during radiation? sephie
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PET Scan considered clean
Got the results of my PET today. There were some areas in my abdominal area that showed some activity, along with some uptake in the anal area consistent with PET from Dec '10 and previous post treatment PETs. They considered both consistent with radiation inflammation. My left lung is really scarred up from the radiation…
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Darn Side Effects
Good Morning Everyone Well I completed my eight day of radiation yesterday. Only 20 left and I am wondering and scared to death what my vagina is going to look like at the end. On day 7 I went to the restroom at work and thought I would pass out. The burning was terrible. I had some good ole vaseline so I put that on and…
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New to Board and Question
I just had an Digital Rectal Exam and a colonoscopy. They would have found anal cancer during these procedures, correct?? It was done by a GI doctor at a Medical Center.
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first day with sore tush
Started on Tuesday so shouldn't complain if this is my first day with a sore tush. Yesterday I was almost euphoric. It was the lease amount of pain I have had in years. I drove my car for forty minutes with no pain down my legs or in my back. Unbelievable. I called almost everyone I knew last night to just rave about how…
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Sandy
thinking of you hope all is going well.
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Thank you
Hi, All For reasons unknown, today was a bit of a bummer.... I checked in on these posts earlier today, and somehow I felt better just reading of everyone's concern for each other. Without even knowing it, your posts uplifted my spirits on a weird day. Thank you. Each of you have a great 4th. God bless
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Should I be so tired already?
Hi everyone. My question today is: Should I be so tired already? I started chemo on Monday and Radiation on Tuesday of this week. I get up at 4:30 each morning and drive 35 miles to work. I have my tx at 1:00 in the afternoon and I have to drive 40 miles round trip for that. Get back to work and then drive back home again.…
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already
my tail is sore. I bought the aquaphor but doesnt seem to help. I thought my Dr. was going to call me today but hasnt so far. I guess I will tell them tonight at treatment.
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Troops!! Need your help
Hi Everyone Tomorrow I start chemo at 1:30 PM. I will be given Mitomycin and 5-FU. My Doctor said the Mitomycin would take about 30 minutes to go in and the the 5-FU will start and I will continue to receive it through a pump that I will carry with me for 4 days. My questions is: What should I expect? Will I notice…
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scope CLEAN!!!!!!
GOOD NEWS. My 5 months scope came back clean... NED! So happy I could hug the whole world but especially all of you. I decided to start something I have not done before each time I get good news. My friends call it midlife crises... I call it happy to be alive. Now, I am going to learn how to ride a motorcycle... who is…
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Pet and CT Scan Results
Hi everybody. The oncologist's nurse called me and said nothing surprising on the Pet Scan which I guess is as good a news as it can get since this radiologist doctor says I have an 85% chance of getting better without surgery from the treatments. The nurse said both doctors consulted with each other about the scans and…