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Anal Cancer
Archives for December 2011
Discussion List
Pain that will drop me to my knees
Hi Everyone, Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. OK, I am 3.5 months from last rad tx and the last 3 weeks I am having sever pain in my lower stomach. It does not always come with a bowel movement. This pain can make me go to my knees at times. It comes and then goes away. I am beginning to wonder if I have scar…
Thank you, thank you!
Special thanks to Liz for her help getting me through this first part of my journey. It was incredible to be able to meet her at MDA...our appts overlapped, my first, her follow up. I was so scared I could hardly make sense! Everyone on this site has helped me.... Just knowing that what was happening was "normal" for our…
loss of circulation
Hey y'all. I almost 15 months post tx, and for the past 2 weeks have been experiencing horrible leg pains, like I'm not getting any blood flowing thru them. Overall, with platelets and transfusions I was just starting to feel better finally, and now this. I see my oncologist tomorrow and hopefully she'll have some answers.…
Joanne - how are you?
I've been thinking of you Joanne and hoping and praying that all is well with you. You founded this site and we are all so grateful to you. If you have a chance let us know how you are doing. Miss you. Hope all is well Hugs, Liz
More Good News
I want to pile on with the good news. I went to both my "butt" Dr. and my chemo oncologist this past Monday for a scheduled 6 month checkup and everything is looking good. As my colorectal doctor said "I think you have this behind you now." (Seriously, he used those words. Maybe that is just funny to me? :) ) I am now 2.5…