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Anal Cancer

Archives for June 2015

Surgery for Mets?
I have metastatic anal cancer, but I also read various colon cancer forums as its all happening in the same general neck of the woods. Something that I find curious is that they talk about having four or five liver resections, and lung resections as well as really serious open up the abdomen and take out 10 or 15 tumors…
update on mom
Hi all! My mom is about 3 months out of treatment,she had her tborough check up last week. Her colorectal surgeon said all looked good, and maybe a biopsy in 3 months. Her energy is coming back slowly, she occasionally has some accidents (rarely) she is back to work part time. She did say she had some discomfort in her…
Proctalgia fugax? Anal/rectal charlie horse
Has anyone had this happen? I am two weeks post surgery and that experience came out of nowhere. I do not remember that much pain for a very long time, a definite 10. Lasted about 15 minutes, had to sit in a hot tub, take a pain pill and a muscle relaxer. Worried for quite a long time after that as to how I would get to…
Encouragement
I rarely read this forum anymore since, like most of us, I turned to these discussions only when I had problems. Hence, my reason for writing. Although I experienced a multitude of health issues during the first two years post treatment, I now feel better that ever. I eat anything I want, exercise daily and have plenty of…
Update & pain
Hi everyone, this is Carole - Adam's mum. Sorry I haven't written in a while, I have been suffering a lot with anxiety. After I had my biopsy, they gave me stitches and now I'm in a lot of pain. I have an anal fissure and an ulcer. I'm so fed up. It's another two weeks until we get the results. Do you have any ideas for…
You call this healing?
Hello all i made it successfully thru treatment ( more or less). Yay. so, now in the healing stage. I have battled a fever, low white cells, low potassium, a hospital stay... But mostly now is ITCHING. WHAT TO USE FOR THE CRAZY ITCHING?? My poor behind is driving me crazy! xokb
Lymphedema
Has anyone been diagnosed with lower limb (ankle,feet) lymphedema? a possible side-effect of pelvic radiation
Need some advice on what to do, please
Hi Everyone, I'm really not sure what to do now... and I am hoping to get some advice. Here's what's been happening to me. I am 47 years old. In March 2014, my pap smear became abnormal (and HPV31+) and I started to have some bleeding with bowel movements, followed by a thrombosed hemorrhoid for which I saw a colorectal…
Biopsy
Hi guys, Just a really quick update. My mums had her biopsy. The positive thing is that after doing the biopsy, the surgeon thinks that the nodule is OK, he's written that in his notes apparently. The surgeon she saw 3 weeks ago looked at it (somehow) and thought it was probably scar tissue and the oncologist she saw 6…
Tagamet for anal cancer
A friend of mine, who is a physician, recently informed me that there has been success with Tagament to treat anal cancer/warts. He said the dosage is 400mg twice a day. He said studies are underway, but it's not well known. Well, I entered "Tagamet for anal warts" into a search engine and indeed found that there is…
Anal intraepithelial neoplasia, grade I out of III Low grade\there is focal positivity of squamous m
Doctors seem to have an art of grabbing the exit door once they see you have a list of question in your hand. My doctor spent about 120 seconds with me and said there was nothing there to worry about and that we should keep and eye on it so come back in 6 months and we will see how it is doing. He never mention whether I…
CEA
I have AC IV w/lung mets receiving chemo. My oncologist ordered CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) blood test. Curious if anyone knows anything about this test? Apparently it is a marker used to monitor anal cancer although it would not be used for diagostic or screening purposes. Nic
GI Support Group Houston
There will be a GI Support Group on Wednesday, June 17th, 1 P.M. until 2 P.M. Memorial Hermann Cancer Center 6400 Fannin, Suite 2900 Cancer Center Conference Room Lunch will be provided. RSVP: 713-222-CARE I found a flyer with this information at the cancer center this week and was told I could share it on this forum. I…
Pre Procedure Angst
This is a long story but I will try to make it short. I have another procedure Friday. I am pretty nervous about it. Last month I had a bad experience when having a biopsy done, which the surgeon admitted was pretty deep. This month I am having the rest taken out and then fulguration done. Last month the surgeon said it…
Swollen butt cheek
hello all! I'm not sure if anyone can help me here but here it goes. Every few months I seem to get flu like symtoms that last maybe 24 hrs. This time it's going on day 3. I have chills , low energy, swollen butt cheek that is thickened, red and hot to the touch. My one vulva is thickened also and lymth node is very…
Vasospasms
I started bi-weekly Cisplatin/5-FU infusions mid-May, mainly because Dr Eng at MD Anderson said I couldn't get into the Opdivo Trial without having done a Platinum therapy. The first round didn't go too well as the usual anti-nausea meds didn't work for me and I ended up having to have a steroid suppository that knocked me…
Houston support groups?
Are there any for anal cancer? With real live people?
22 and scarred
hi everyone! well i was trying to get some advice from yall. i am hyprthyriod and i have constipated for about the last 6 years. not going for two days but going once the thrid and not going vary much. when i did go it felt like labor. it still does well for the past week and on going its been horible. i have found bloody…
Recent scan results.....
Hi all, so today I met with my doctor to go over my recent scan results. (For those who don't know me, I was initially dx and treated 4 1/2 yrs ago with stage 3b anal cancer treated with chemo/rad and surgery for a colostomy. 1 yr later dx with a rare breast cancer treated with a double mastectomy and daily med related to…
For the benefit of those criticized into silence
I've debated with myself for a while whether or not to post something on this topic. The reason I haven't until now is because I didn't really care enough to bother. Not for myself. But I've had two members contact me privately to say that they share my feelings, but feel --like I have--that this forum isn't very tolerant…

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