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Anal Cancer Survivor New to board
Hi my name is Debbie. I was diagnosed 2 years ago with stage 1 (very early stage 1) anal cancer. How they discovered it so early truly was a miracle in itself. I went through Chemo and Radiation. While treatment did leave me with some side affects, the fact I am cancer free and feeling very well makes these side affects…
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Treatment to start Thursday
O.K., I admit it, I'm a little scared, apprehensive, nervous, etc... I have been anticipating this for 2 weeks now, getting PICC line tomarrow, chemo/radiation to start Thursday. I'm trying to be brave and realizie that this is what I have to do, I'm well researched and feel good about all my decisions. But now I just want…
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spam filter problems
All, As you know, we've had increased problems with spamming on the boards lately. In an attempt to minimize spam, a spam filter was installed this morning. The filter has been marking some posts as spam which are not spam and blocking the authors (i.e. members) from posting on the boards. Please excuse this inconvenience…
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Starting Treatment in one week
It is so good to see these posts and all the advice. Thank you so very much. What can one do to get ready before this? Diet, Exercise, Herbs? Where you able to exercise during the treatment? Did anybody go to Stanford Hospital or Kaiser for treatment? When to ask for a dialator? Also, I read that somebody took steroids…
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vaginal burning
Hi everyone: I am over one year post radiation. 6 months ago I had intense vaginal burning and none of my doctors knew what to do for treatment. I now have another recurrence. has anyone else experienced this?
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bowl movements
i am new here. i had a tumor just inside my rectum and had cancer meds and radiation then surgery. this was in 2007. i also had a bag for 8 months in 2008 which was reversed. my question is that my bowl movements are not what i call normal. i go several times and they are in small pieces. then i can go and sometimes it…
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Happy Thanksgiving
Wishing all of you a wonderful holiday. I am thankful for many things this year...among them is this forum and all of you! Blessings to all!
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Alternative cures
I am scheduled to begin my treatment of chemo/radiation on December 2nd. Going through the process is pretty overwhelming but once I made up my mind to cure this thing, I've just put my head down, and one foot in front of the other, doing what I need to do. The problem is, I'm getting a little bit of pressure from some…
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Staging & size of tumors
Hi, My sister has anal cancer. Just started treatment. Can you individually share with me the size of your tumor and the stage you had? Her doc said they weren't sure about the stage which I thought was strange after all her tests. So she asked "what he thought" and he said a stage 3. Thanks, Candu
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Nasville Trip
Hey everybody, As I posted week before last, I won a trip to Nashville and the CMA awards in a contest that I entered on Jason Aldean's Facebook fan page. Thought I would share some of the highlights with you. My girlfriend Michelle accompanied me. We had such a fantastic time. They kept us very busy. We stayed at the…
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Procedure results
Flexsigmoidoscopy was today. Report as follows: Flexible sigmoidoscopy - normal. Minimal radiation changes. No evidence of residual tumor. Biopsy taken. Repeat exam - 1 year. Dr. said that everything looked just as he expected it should. I have had biopsies with every sigmoid, this was the fifth one since my dx in 2008. He…
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2011 National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines
Hi Everyone-- I just wanted to let everyone know that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network has put out their 2011 Guidelines in Oncology for Anal Cancer, as well as other cancers. This is very good information to have and I would urge everyone to visit their website at www.NCCN.org, register, then view and print out…
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Husband's Reaction to 2nd Round of Chemo
Hi everyone - my husband was diagnosed in June with Stage 2 and received the standard treatment of 5-FU infusion + Mytomicyn for 1st and last week and 30 radiation sessions. He completed the 2nd round of chemo 5 weeks ago. He began to feel much better over the last couple of weeks and attempted to go back to work…
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My mums spirit
Hi..My mom was diagnosed in March with stage 1 rectum cancer.She had a mass so she received radiation and chemo everyday for 2 months.The doctors were so positive they could fix it. Then a few months later around June she started with this cough...make a long horrible story short they found many huge masses in her…
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Just diagnosed
I'm a 50 year old female who has just been diagnosed with anal cancer. I had a mass removed which apparantly was the size of a walnut and just had a CT scan today to see if it has spread. Recovering from that minor surgery was quite painful and in reading everyone's posts, it appears to me that I get to experience that…
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Lymphadema - ankle swelling
I finished the standard chemo/rad on October 6, 2009. I have started experiencing swollen ankles on a daily basis since the end of April - six months post treatment. I was staged IIIB with left lymph node involvement. My oncologist said it is due to damage from either the chemo or the radiation. I am currently NED. I have…
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New to the board - ? about port vs picc line
New notes - thanks to everyone. Sarah your information was especially helpful. I had the port place on Thursday, the surgeon was fantastic, he does alot of them, had it in in 15 minutes and uses plastic surgery techniques so the scar should not be bad. I had marked both my bra strap and neckline of my favorite sun dress,…
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Thanks Liz for checking on me
If anyone asks, I answer "I am doing well". But in reality...I am running from cancer. I have analyzed my behavior and decided that this is why I am always going, going, going all the time and not being productive at all. I don't want to do any of the mundane, necessary tasks. I unconciously strive to exist in a state of…
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Biopsy after treatment
I am 5 weeks post treatment. Got second round of chemo despite the cardiac toxicity I had during first round. I was hospitalized with heart monitor for second chemo cycle and on the third day I again had chest pains, abnormal EKGs and elevated troponins from the 5-FU so the chemo was stopped after 65 hrs (was supposed to…
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Lori and Joanne - how are you both doing?
Just checking on you ladies to see how you are both doing. I've been on the road again and not posting too much but I keep everyone in my thoughts and prayers. ooooxxx to all Liz
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When does the pain, diarrhea with alternating constipation stop?
I am one month post treatment. Most of the time I am OK, but there are times when I have "endless diarrhea" that lomotil and immodium don't even touch. My anus gets so sore and swollen, then right after the diarrhea episodes comes the "Constipation set" that can bring me to my knees. When is this going to end? Ever?
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different testing to check for reoccurance
why are there so many differences in what is done to check us for reoccurances???? I only have DRE , proctoscope or anoscope , cat scan and blood work. others have anal ultrasounds, Pet scan, Dre, and CT scans. makes me crazy thinking that I am missing something that needs to be done. sephie
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Help
I am a 3 yr out cancer survivor and was robbed as a women. I haven't been intimate in 3 yrs, seemed liked lived but part of me died. The desire is gone and the pain and the feeling of not a women anymore is constantly on my mind. I lost 70 lbs recently and feel so much better but nobody to share it with. I have a partner…
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1st lab checkup
Hey Y'all, sorry I haven't posted in awhile...most of you know that I was moving into a new house. I'm pretty much comfortable, but Trace has been no help, so I push myself harder than I should. My lab appt is Monday at 8 am. If my whites haven't hit a high note, they are going to do another bone marrow test. Which hurts…
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Spammer
To look at any new post, click on the created column and it will pull up the date in asending or desending numeric order. Hopefully CSN will take care of this by tomorrow. Lori
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I know we've all talked about this before
but I still get unnerved when I see blood after a bowel movement. Remind me....assure me...many of you have experienced this I know! I'm almost 3 years out and have had a couple days now of bright blood...quite a bit in my opinion. I remember that they say this is normal due to the radation, but it still makes me…
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2nd opinion-cystoscope
went to 2nd urologist with my labs from 2 years. ( i am post tx for anal c. 15 months) hemoglobin and RBC keep showing up in urinalysis.. so he said that I do need a cystoscope just to be safe. probably nothing because i have no UTI or kidney infection symptoms and CT states bladder is ok. supposedly it is an easy test…
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New to me... Survivors Clinic - anyone else run into this?
I had my annual check up with my radiation oncologist this morning. It will be my last - unless another physician refers me again. Next year's annual will be at the "Survivors Clinic". This clinic's specialty is post treatment observation. They make sure cancer patients get all the appropriate follow-up tests and care…
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Need to Flag dorisEknight
spam..........spam..........spam
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lung nodule Sue and Joann
Hi Sue and Joann, I want to find out what type of lung cancer you were dx with. I just had the vats procedure on 9-23, to remove a 11mmx9mm lung nodule and am back home today. The pathology says squamous cell, so that is the same as what the anal cancer was, but, they still have to determine if it was a metasis, or a…