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Anyone over 65 have good results with treatment?
I am 67 with stage 2 anal cancer. Treatment scheduled to begin next Monday. Having lots of anxiety over this. Had my port put in 4 days ago. Still very sore there. I notice that many on here are much younger than me and makes me think I won't do so well.
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Visited GP today some graphic detail
Hello, I visited a GP today because of itching around the anus. I am a 33 year old male and had been experiencing itching around the periphery of the anus and itching with what appeared to be a wart in an area a cm or 2 away from the anus. With the wart away from the anus there is ocassional light bleeding (2 or 3 specks…
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Marcia Cross - Anal Cancer
Marcia Cross has communicated that she went through anal cancer treatment in Nov. 2017. We are all brave fighters in this battle. It's nice that she is drawing attention to our type of cancer and overcoming the shame some associate it with. Link to…
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Living in the moment
My first surgery was an APR with a colostomy in December. This was to remove a reoccurrence that showed up in my October PET scan. The tumor was 5 cm and the surgeon got clear borders and all lymph nodes were negative. A 9 mm lung nodule also lit up in my October PET scan. My February PET scan showed the lung nodule had…
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Delayed Anal Biopsy Completed. First Time "Under"
Happy to say i had my delayed surgery finally after 3 mths of rescheduling. I was put under for the first time in my life at age of 57. It went well. Was out like a light..boom. A mix up in pills beforehand will get a talking too with my Doctor next week. On blood thinners not allowed Advil. ( They should know better!).…
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Colonoscopy update
hey guys, had my colonoscopy today. Not sure if the worrying ever gets easier. Everything looks good cancer wise. I do have some ulcerative colitis at the last 20 cm. Not sure how thats distinguished from radiation proctitus. Length of colon affected? Anyway that was all a relief. Couple pseudopolyps so nothing to remove.…
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Just got diagnosed - scared to death!
Aftere months of on and off bleeding, discomfort in my butt, irregular bowel movements finally made appointment with a GP who referred me to a colorectal doctor. He tried to give me a digital exam in office but it was much TOO painful and he scheduled me for a colonoscopy and would then do a biopsy while I was under…
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I think my doctor is wrong about a hemorrhoid
I recently have had a exam and a hemorrhoid was thougt to be found. In the picture I have from it it does not look like any hemorrhoid I have seen online or any were else. No external hemorrhoids either. Lots of bleeding the pain shoots into my back infact that is were is started then moved into my rectum. I have had…
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After loop colostomy, everytime he poops it bleeds down there
Hi, My dad had a temporary colostomy in May last year. He was subsequently treated for scc. His scans in December seemed to show NED. However for the last month or so my father has started getting pain down in the anal area. Also, whenever he has constipation it hurts more, and after output comes from stoma he experiences…
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Anal stricture
Hey guys, A little over a year since I got the all clear. Things are going well except still having some issues with small bowel movements and just not getting it all out at once or twice. Having to go several times a day. I think this is probably because of an anal stricture that is present that can be felt during the…
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CBD products/ medical MJ
is there any one on here that takes CBD oils/products/ medical mj as a complimentary treatment? while i don't believe (at the moment any way) medical mj/CBD products can cure cancer I do believe that is is a important complimentary treatment that is just starting to be studied . It seems that it is the CBD products that…