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NED!
Hi guys, Just a quick message to say that yesterday my mum got her results back and she's now officially 3 months NED! The oncologist said that the cancer looks to have completely gone, the lump is not there anymore etc. He said it's very unlikely to come back as well, used the word "Cured" and we're just ecstatic really.…
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Past Ain II, possible recurrence, a lot of bleeding
Hello, I have followed this board for a while, concerned about my wife, and let me just say that this board is a blessing and the community here is a blessing. I wish all of you here the best. Anyway like I said I'm concerned for my wife who was diagnosed with HPV 4 years ago (she was 23 then), had anal warts and AIN II…
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Still dealing with Radiation Proctitis
I have not posted on the forum since October. I am glad to read that many are doing so well. The reason I am writing is to me my radiation proctitis seems a little different. I found out I had anal cancer August 2011 that was a squamous cell that was the size if a lime, but it was stage 2. Long story short I had the same…
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Biopsy Results..............
Hi all, Well the verdict is in......Anal cancer recurrance and I'm officially Stage 4! I guess although I knew this has been a possibility for the past 4 years, as my scans came back clear and my health appeared great, I kind of tucked it far in the back of my mind.....well now its front and center! I pride myself on being…
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my mom was just diagnosed with stage 2 anal cancer
My mom who is 59 healthy women, was diagnosed 4 days ago with anal cancer. I hope im not impossing posting not being the person with cancer, i am just looking for support to support her the best way i can. She satrted with bleeding in September and went to her Dr who recommended a colonoscopy, she went and they said…
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I see light at the end of the tunnel
Hello everyone, I haven't posted in a long while, but since I am almost at the end of treatment I thought I would drop a few lines to make some comments, and hear some "after treatment stories". I am about to begin my sixth week of radiation and chemo therapies for recal cancer at Duke Raleigh Hospital. I must admit that I…
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Sandy, How are you?
Sandy, your recent absence has been quite noticeable. I hope all is well with you. Please let us hear from you. Hugs-- Martha
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CT scan
Hi all, I don't even know for sure how to write this as I am usually anxiety free and positive.....but, I met with my oncologist today to review the results of last weeks Ct scan and x-ray. Almost 4yrs ago I was diagnosed with Stage 3b anal cancer followed the next year by a diagnosis of a rare unrelated breast cancer. For…
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New Dr.
My son went to the new doctor today. He is a colorectal surgeon. He wants to do another biopsy and said that the "invasive squamous cell carcinoma" is only in the places that were removed. He feels that there is nothing to worry about. I'm still worried.
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Newly Diagnosed: My Spouse
Hello Everyone. My spouse was newly dianosed yesterday......Squamous Cell Carcinoma (In Situ). The location of the biopsy was near the Dentate line in the Transitional zone. He is 46.....and HIV positive but is otherwise "healthy" (he has been living with HIV for 25 years). We know that will complicate things when it comes…
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Biopsy Results: My Son
Hello. I am new here and searching for information for my son. He's 25 and has HPV. He's had several procedures to remove them and in his last one in December, they did a biopsy. He got his results last week and it says there is evidence of invasive squamous cell carcinoma. It also mentions numerous mitotic figures. His…
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Results :3 month post treatment for IIIb anal cancer with nodal involment
Hi everyone! I know I fell off the forum for a bit post treatment trying to recoup from all I had been through. For those who don't remember me or have come on board recently...... I have the same story as most here regarding how my cancer was discovered. The hemmorrhoid that no one paid much attention too until it bled,…
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Newly diagnosed
Hi All, I am a female in my early 50's just given a definitive diagnosis of anal cancer. I had surgery this past Monday to remove a mass that showed pre-cancerous( in Situ) cells from a colonscopy biopsy done in early Dec. My surgeon was unable to remove the entire tumor due to deepness and sphincter invlovement and he…
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PET scan vs MRI and CT scan?
Hi everyone, hope you're all feeling ok this lovely (but windy here in the UK) Saturday morning... Just a quick question which I'm hoping someone will be able to throw light on...I'm due to have my first follow up scans on 20th and 21st January - they're giving me a CT scan and an MRI scan however, when I was first…
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Update from Laz.
Had my blood work and 1 year CT this week. The CEA is steady at 1.3 and the CT is clear. I'm very relieved, because I have aches and pains everywhere and of course the first thing I think of is metastases. My life pretty much returned to normal, I'm back to work which I enjoy very much. I have to restart everything,…
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From the UK, expecting results soon
Good Morning everybody. I hope you don't mind me being on this site as I'm from the UK but I can't seem to find anything similar here. I've been helped a lot by the various posts you guys have put up here. It's great to find people who have been through similar situations as me and come out the other side. I finished my…
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Letter from my mum to you all
Hey guys, My mum has written a message to you which she has asked me to upload. She doesn't come on due to the anxiety of what she might see, I think she likes to try and forget it as much as possible and I send her the replies you all write. Anyway, she does appreciate everything and she's asked me to pass this on to you:…