Anal Cancer
Discussion List
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Chemo/Radiation Long Term Side Effects
I am now about 10 years post treatments. After looking through several discussions it looks like most of us have alot of the same side effects. My first side effect started about 4 1/2 years after treatments ended and while I was on vacation. I never had a issue until that day. We ate lunch and was walking around seeing…
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Japan
I have just been on holiday to Japan. It was an amazing place & I had a fantastic time but their toilets are the utmost in luxury & comfort so I am sure every one on this site can understand why i loved them so much. I will be looking for a toilet like the Japanese ones. heated seats, bidets... my bum loved it, i just wish…
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Update on mom
My Mom was diagnosed with 2nd recurrence (super rare) in the vaginal area. Lymph node came back negative so we are thankful for that! She starts chemo next week same regimen adding cystplain? 4 days on 3 weeks off for 4 months. She is considered starge 4 with Mets to the vagina. After 2 rounds she will get the gastric…
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pelvic floor therapy
Anyone have pelvic floor therapy? I'm scheduled next week first appt.
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Pain with BM, 15mos Post Treatment?
Hi everyone, I am 15 months post treatment, and have been having some pain with BM's. It seems to come and go, but have had it moreso lately. It's a skin-level pain, and feels like a stretching, or cutting, and is in different places at different times when I have a bowel movement. Sometimes it's where the tomour was,…
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Introducing myself - my husband has AC
This is my first post here, but I have been lurking for months and have learned so much helpful information from this site. I am an advocate/caregiver for my husband, who was diagnosed with anal cancer in August 2018. He began treatment a month later at a local hospital, with the standard Nigro Protocol, which he completed…
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Chronic Persistent Anal Pain...or Death!
Don't think I will be riding a bike anytime again soon...
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Post 10 mths Today. Sandpaper Anus and Misery...
They call this : "healing"? No idea why am in such Anus Misery. Oh 22 flat small poos today. So much for going out for a few walks in the warm Spring Sun. Frustrated...Csncer supossidly "Gone" but not healing at all....
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Possible recurrence? metastasis? to lung
I am not sure I can figure out how to posts a new thread, but here goes - 3+ years after succesful CRT treatment, I had a routine CT scan (chest, abdomen, pelvis, with contrast) done, and it seems that 2 little nodules noted before but with no activity on 2016 PET scan have contnued slow growth. 1. Continued slow growth of…