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Reality finally hit me
I first want to say I have been on here off and on lurking around, reading posts and on occasion maybe post something of concern. I have tried to ignore and deny the fact I even had cancer. I have been trying for 2 years ( I am 2 years post treamtent) to go back to "my normal" way of living before I had cancer. When I was…
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Aweful week and today green mucousy poo!
This has been a horrible week. My last day of radiation was last Friday, May 22th. I went to stay with my brother because my neice was graduating. I peood mucous all weekend. Monday I was constipated...with pink blood in stools. On Tuesday took a dose of Miralax along with am and pm stool softener. Wednesday started…
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You've Got to be Kidding Me
I certainly was not in the mood to hop on this website this morning and find a new post titled "Do You Want to Sell Your Kidney." I am going to flag it and have it deleted by the admins, however, I wanted to make sure that other posters here could see the crap that sometimes appears on this board. I have copied and pasted…
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"Virotherapy" for malignant melanoma.
Folks, I'm telling you, we've all had cancer too soon! Here's another new treatment, this time for malignant melanoma. They are using herpes virus as a base for a med to treat MM. How about a viral med to treat a viral cancer? "Virotherapy: skin cancer successfully treated with herpes-based drug" -…
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Having a problem
Hello friends, I don't post much any more but was a frequent poster a few years ago. I've run into a problem and am hoping you have some suggestions. For info, I had chemo and radiation back in 2008. Have been having off and on problems with the runs since then, mostly off except for one year where it was very bad. Just…
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Advice please - Nodule found
Hi guys, Please help me with your advice as my mum is really depressed. So after being declared 3 months NED in January 2015 for a T1/NO/MO anal lesion, she had her examination today. Her surgeon did a telescopic analysis and found 1) an anal fissure and 2) a nodule which was located where the anal lesion was. She is due a…
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Anal Cancer Trials
i was diagnosed with anal cancer first in March 2011. At the time it was considered in situ and no further treatment was needed. I was being checked by both my oncologist and surgeon Every three months. In August of 2011 it came back and was invasive. More surgery and chemotherapy and radiation concurrently that almost…
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Implanted neurostimulator for incontinence, anyone?
I recently saw the colo-rectal surgeon about my worsening anal isues - pain and bowel & unrinary incontinence. He says I now have scar tissue in my anal parts and my inner sphincter is weakened. If this continues, he wants me to consider having a neurostimulatior implanted. It will keep the muscles toned. He gave me…
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Recurrance in lung / treatment update
Hi everyone, hope all are able to find moments of peace, laughter and healing along this road! In January I was dx with a recurrance of anal cancer in my lung. The mass was large but surgically removed by the removal of my left lower lobe. (I was initially dx a little over 4yrs ago with Stage3b anal cancer followed by a dx…
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Gastroenterologist
Has anyone seen a gastroenterologist? I am new here, but from what I'm reading and learning about my own lack of knowledge of myself, I was wondering is a GI specialist would be a good consult. I am just finishing up radiation -- only have 5 treatments left. Took a 3 week break from radiation because of burns, then low…
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Scanxiety - please help!
Hi everyone, So my mum has a sigmoidoscopy booked for 11 days time and she has an MRI in about 3/4 weeks which will take place 8 months after she finished her chemoradiotherapy. The main issue is that basically in her oncologist's letter which declared she was 3 months NED back in January, it said she would have another…
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Staging
Hi guys, Just out of interest, does anyone know how long it takes an anal cancer lesion to progress from stage 1 to 2, stage 2 to 3a, stage 3a to 3b and stage 3b to 4? Are we talking weeks, months or even years? I only ask out of curiosity really, as back last year when my mum was diagnosed they said it was a "slow…
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Thigh muscle problems
I finished by radiation and chemo treatment in Sept. 2014. It's kinda hard to explain but my thigh muscles feel tight and I cannot cross my legs. Has anyone else experienced this problem?
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Short question
Hi all, My mum's dialating has led to blisters which she's now really upset about as she thinks it's vulvar cancer, due to previously having 3 white spots there, which were checked by the doctor and confirmed as OK. She used some kind of cream on the blisters and that has apparently removed the top layer of skin, which…
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scared I had reoccurance
I have been having pain in my shoulder blade and ribs and breathing had become more labored. When I googled my symptoms, lung cancer was one of the causes of my symptoms. I called one of my oncologist and asked if I could get a chest xray or move my CT scan up (scheduled for August). His nurse called back and said he wants…
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headaches
Hi gang: Has anyone experienced more headaches or migraines during treatment? Seems to be a yucky problem for me right now. xokb
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Help !!! What do I do next?
My father has an Cancer policy to help offset the cost of him having cancer. I faxed the claim form to Cancer Center in hopes that his doctor would sign the policy stating my dad did have cancer. I called and spoke to the receptionist and she stated that the office had received the form and would get signature. About two…
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Question
hi there, so this Friday it will be three weeks post treatment. The bowel movements are less painful so I can tolerate them better. I'm getting better everyday. But...yesterday and today it seems all I want to do is go #2. Two days ago I went 5 times. they were pretty normal and no gas or diahrreah and when I go it seems…
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Urgent
Hi guys, has anybody had any "thickening" or "scar tissue" after 6 months post treatment. How can you tell it isn't the lesion, they said it felt soft surely a lesion would be harder and surely it wouldn't have come back so soon anyway, was only stage 1. The onc thinks it's just scar tissue but the nurse apparently used…
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A little help please?
Hi guys, I need a little help with something please.... We went to see the onc today and he's scheduled in my mum's next MRI which will be approx 6 months after the first one, which showed NED. The problem: Back last year when mum was first having her exploratory investigations (and was subsequently diagnosed with T1NOMO)…