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Anal Cancer

Archives for May 2010

Scary
K, I am going in for surgery on Wednesday to remove pre cancerous cells. To say that the last week has been difficult would be an understatement. The biggest problem that I'm facing at the moment is the fact that my Husband is so angry lately. He's picking at every I do and don't do, what I say and how I say it. I'm just…
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this . is for Dea. I hope day is gong well.As for mr i amm ok. My body is es today. PLaese e
Having symptoms & can not find an answer for constipation & full feeling after eating,loss of weight
My 41 year old son is having cronic constipation & can not tolerate solid foods very well. Has a feeling of fullness after few bites of food & drink. He has lost weight & suffers with some pain. The basic test have revealed nothing. He did have a cancerous mass on his left kidney removed. They say the kidney mass had…
How long did your pain last after treatment was over?
Hi everyone. I am done my chemo and radiation and did pretty well throughout both, despite an infection and some serious skin irritation. The week I was done my treatment, the doc pulled my Fentanyl patch from 100 to 25 mcgs and stopped the oral pain pills. I don't know if this is the reason I am feeling so much more…
Follow-up visit today
Hi everyone. Well today was the post VAT procedure visits. The visit with the thorasic surgeon went well. Incision healing, post chest scan looked so much like the before, he had to double check that he had the correct one. No fluid in the lung, breath sounds are great, I am completely asymptomatic, he was pleased. Yes, it…
Severe skin breakdown and pain after week 5 - with hospitalization. Anyone had to stop and restart r
Hello all. I've not been able to write due to a substantial setback after five weeks of radiation. After finishing week 5 of radiation (and the chemo in week 5) I developed severe tissue breakdown and extreme pain. Oral pain medication provided no relief at all and I began to bleed from the vaginal area. I was hospitalized…
Female issues - Questions for the gals on the board
Based on posts I'd read here I thought it would be a good idea to go see my gynecologist to ensure that I do not end up with some of the problems and issues that others have run into. Also, I've been having a small amount of discharge that I wanted to have checked. And there were a couple of bumps I had noticed that were…
Thickening of the lower intestine due to radiation?
Hi All, My 79 year old mom just went through the treatment from hell that all of you have experienced. God bless all of you. She is 3 weeks post treatment and her burns are getting much better as well as her diarrhea. EXTREMELY tired though. However, she is experiencing extreme pain in her abdominal area - doesn't seem to…
Home from the hospital
Hi everyone! Well the VATS procedure was uneventful. It went just as anticipated. Textbook, I guess you could call it. There was a LOT of discomfort, mainly from the drains, just as I had been told. I have to say that I would not have volunteered for this experience, but if it was necessary, I am very glad that it was at…
Finished treatment!
Hi, I had my last treatment today!! There were a couple of bad weeks but, I see light at end of tunnel.I wanted to thank everyone on this board. I'm so glad I found this place. All of you have been so helpful. Reading all the posts and replys gave me more info than the doctors did. Just knowing others made it thru this…
first ultrasound scope since treaments
Hi All, I am going for my first 3month ultrasound scope since my treatments for stage 3B anal cancer. I am seeing Dr. Wong at Sloan Kettering in NY. I am still very sore in the anal area after bowel movements and he won't put me out for it. I am very worried about the pain I may feel during the soope. How bad was it for…
Climbing out of the valley!
Hey all! 2010 will go down as a strange year. During my anual physcial, the Dr found a mass near my anus. I had myself convinced it was an external hemroid. Well it was not. 1/29 I had surgery to have it removed. What a pain in the **** (lol I know I'm sorry) that was! Took about 2 weeks to recover. Then the surgen sent me…
Stamina following treatment
I'm finding the lack of stamina following treatment a bit discouraging, and am wondering if others have run into the same situation. I've always run at warp speed and am now finding that even a short walk, or brief period of watering my garden leaves me winded and tired. My treatment was completed roughly two weeks ago.…
A great Letter from Dr. Cummings about treatments for Stage 4
Gang, I have a great letter for you to read. I'd written to Dr. Cummings in 2009 to tell him that a certain drug combo, carbo-taxol-xeloda seems to have cleaned out my liver. I did need the APR in the end, but who cares, my liver is still good. PLEASE POST TO ANY SQUAMOUS CELL CANCER SITES LIKE THIS ONE. I also can be a…
JDuke
Hi Joanne, I just wanted you to know I'm thinking about you, and hoping that you are recovering well from your vats procedure. Lori
Intro New Member
HI I am Bill...Had minor rectal bleeding ..colonoscopy..tumor...the dreaded phone call..the whirlwind DX process and the final word...tumor on your sphincter,6 weeks combo 5FU/radiation followed by a couple weeks rest and the surgery to remove my rectum,insert a stoma for my colostomy bag ( permanent) and to make me…
Happy Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there and those who have gone on before us. May it be a sweet day for most and one of memories in the making. My thoughts are also with all those for whom this may be a difficult day. Blessed be. Priscilla
Pet-Ct results
The oncologist called and said overall the pet-ct looked good. He said there was anal activity where the cancer was and asked if I had been examined recently, which on 3-4 I had a biopsy and he said that explains it. He also mentioned a less than a cm pulmonary spot on my lung, in which he said is common and probably due…
Stage 4 - Doctors statments... etc
So, my mother was dianosed with Anal Cancer. I am only assuming it is stage 4 (they have not actually said what stage it is). I have taken her to all of her appointments. The Dr's have basically said that she is terminal, and that they are only doing treatment to sustain life as long as the treatment is slowing down the…
Living With Cancer Conference - ACS sponsored conference for cancer survivors and care givers
We had the 32nd Annual Living With Cancer Conference here in Augusta, Maine, yesterday. I gather it is the oldest in the country... I guess we got something going up here! See if your local chapter of ACS has one near you. Ours is a wonderful thing which I discovered two months after the end of my treatment and been to…
Follow up appointments and tests and new doctors - or maybe this should be two threads
Hi, all- It is that time - the time to see if 2 years after the PET scan that showed NED (no evidence of disease), I still have NED.... Most of you know what this is like and you newbies will quite soon... know that nervousness before "they" look again. Thanks to this board and what I think I remember my old medical…
Hi, all. Nothing new here.
I just wanted to say "hello." I assume I am not the first to come here, not find new posts, and feel disappointed. Nice day here on the west coast. Hope yours is nice too. But I think there are some tornadoes elsewhere in the country. Fingers crossed for everyone. Winnie
Burns
Hi, well I made it thru 5 1/2 weeks of treatment until the burns got to bad we had to stop. It has been a week in a half since last treatment. During that time they put me on the Fentanyl pain patch. That is one nasty patch.I was very sick from it, the only time during all this treatment that I threw up! after that came to…
anal cancer questions and dicussions
I wish to chat/connect with someone in my fight against cancer. Please email @mommakes3@yahoo.com or phone 7709053773
bleeding (rectal) after 4 months of remmission
Is this "normal?" It is not heavy but regular as rain. some pain assoiated with it. E.R. doc sugggessts visit with my surgeon. Will do this but wonder if anyone can give me their own experience.

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