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  • pjjenkins
    pjjenkins CSN Member Posts: 173
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    lil lady said:

    new to the board
    Hi everyone I am so glad I found you wish it had been sooner I was dx in april of 09 with anal cancer I was treated at City of Hope I can't say enough about that wonderful hospital I recieved the usual chemo and radiation it was tough but I have just had my second rectal ultra sound and there is no eviedense of tumor I am still experience bowel problem not everyday but intermitily starts with vomiting the goes into violent diarreha has any body else had this problem I would appreciate hearing about it

    Hi, lil lady
    I learned of the board in January from Joanne but only this week started using it. It is a great opportunity that I wish I had back in the early days of my cancer journey which started with a coloscopy in Dec. 2007 and dx on Jan. 4, 2008. The most significant side effect for me early on was a cycle of diarrhea and constipation. I finished treatment in early March and through early - mid summer carried extra clothing when I went any distance from home. That, thank heavens, has gone by but a much less problematic cycle continues much helped by eating well and a daily regimen of Citrucel or Metamucil or generic thereof. I suggest keeping a daily journal and talk to your doctors about it. Also, for those concerned, my stools were for more than a year, smaller diameter than those of my newborn grandchild!
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