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Anal Cancer

Archives for April 2016

Shingles
Hi all, so my mum has brain mets, has just had her third surgery to remove the tumour again. She's two weeks out of surgery and has developed shingles on her face. Has anyone else experienced this? Or does anyone know if there are any issues or complications with the shingles? We've been to the GP and to emergency…
Update
I finished radiation today so now I'll be glowing at both ends - Lol! (Sorry the text isn't larger - don't know where that feature went). This radiation experience was so much better (if that's possible) than previous radiation, but then again first radiation was in a different area. The staff was wonderful. I received a…
Keeping a brave face
Hi, My name is Ronnie and this is my story...A year ago I was on top of the world, great job, all the kids off to collage me and the wife talking about traveling and then I went to the bathroom one day and noticed some blood. Not a big deal I thought being a truck driver for 30 years it was probably just hemroids. Went to…
Graduated!
good news! Dr. Eng turned me loose from MD Anderson! I have graduated with a clean bill of health! (for now anyway, don't want to jinx things!) .
Guidance for post treatment effects for colorectal and anal cancer
https://be.macmillan.org.uk/Downloads/MAC15781colorectalguidancefinal(2)FINAL.pdf i haven't read yet, but a good source so shared
Is this possible?
I went to my surgeon six weeks ago, she scoped me and said everything looked good only scar tissue. This week I passed a small amount of blood during a bowel movent . Today I don't have pain but rather just a soreness. Could something happen that fast?
Feels like I'm sitting on something, getting anxious, what could this be?
I'm 30 year old male, around last week I started to get his feeling in my anus as if I was sitting on something. I have no pain, but it's very annoying. No blood in stool, really no digestive issues until anxiety set in. at first I thought it was hemmeroids, and went to see GP, who said he saw nothing, everything looked…
Interesting information on clinical trial on Immunotherapy Drug Nivolumab
http://medicalresearch.com/author-interviews/immunotherapy-drug-nivolumab-may-help-some-aggressive-hpv-induced-anal-cancers/23515/
benign ulcer? getting a diagnosis
Hi everyone, First of all, I would like to wish everyone here all the best and thank you for being on this board and helping each other. I am new here, and feel a bit like an intruder, but I have read through a lot of the links and messages and I am hoping I'll be able to find the answers to my questions here. I've been in…
Where we live and Where we were treated
there have been many questions from new members and others about Drs and treatment centers. Perhaps it would be helpful to list where we . liveand where we were treated. Tanda Philadelphia, PA...treated by GI cancer team at the University of Pennsylvania...MitomycinC (only 1 initial treatment), Xeloda and Proton Radiation.
Bleeding
I just want to share some info with those of you that have rectal bleeding issues. I had been experiencing a bout of rectal bleeding this past winter, enough to be alarming. Thankfully my last anoscopy, my last exam and my last scan were all clear. My colo-rectal surgeon told me it was just due to the radiation damage and…
The bag
Hi every one well does any one no how long the surgery is to have a bag put in and how long well i be in hospital after. My doctor appointment isnt till 20 april but its been a long road seence they found out im allergic to chemo. I just want it over i want a plan in place all i have left is this surgery.
Colonoscopy hip pain
So, I had a colonoscopy 3-31. I get the polyps also as well as being 5 year survivor. Anyway the had my on table two hours to remove two polyps. Still two Moe in there, but report says they did not remove due to length of time. Anyway, my left hip has been hurting ever since. I talked to nurse, doesn't have an idea why. I…
Scan results - anyone else with bone mets?
Per latest CT scan results, my liver met shrank a little bit. Lung met stable. I now have a met to spine which terrifies me further. I need to keep going on Erbitux/gemzar treatment. They are adding zometa for bone met. Doctor was really excited by my results- which confuses me. Yes liver is responding to treatment. And…
Next Round
My last CT scan was not as bad as I had expected, all the little critters are still growing of course, but not by too much and those wonderful little yttrium 90 spheres are holding the flanks and killing off the middle of the tumors in the liver, hopefully allowing it some relief. So, having suffered the Erbitux acne/rash…
Capecitabine pills 3,000 mg -anal cancer - localized
Hello Everyone, I was wondering, if there are any past or present patients w/localized anal carcinoma. No lymph nodes or organs involvement. My oncologist is prescribing 3,000 mg of Capecitabine and 28 radiation treatments. I went on the NCCN.org website to research treatment needed for localized anal carcinoma. Localized…
Is a "deep tissue biopsy" standard protocol?
Hi, I finished CRT on 12/14/15. Had PET scan 3/23/16 which showed all clear. The Colo-rectal doctor who originally found it then said he needed to take a biopsy now, so I made an appointment. So he looked up there, said everything looks good, all healed from radiation, no sign of the cancer. He takes a biopsy the same way…

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