Mucous

barrettgentry
barrettgentry Member Posts: 3
in Anal Cancer #1

Hi

I am a 42 year old female diagnosed in Feb and I finished treatment 5 fu and mytomicin c abad 30 rounds radiation at the end of May. I have my scope scheduled for Thursday to see if the treatment was successful. I am terrified and have scope anxiety. I am still having mucous come out before and during my poops. Is this normal??? Has anyone else experienced this after finishing treatment?? I am scared the cancer is still there. Thank you so much. 

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  • sephie
    sephie Member Posts: 650 Member
    #2
    yes very common

    sorry you are here....mucous is common....i still have some and i am 6 years post treatment.....so do not worry about mucoous too much....actually, it helps the bm to move easier with less tearing of tissue.....sephie

  • barrettgentry
    barrettgentry Member Posts: 3
    #3
    sephie said:

    yes very common

    sorry you are here....mucous is common....i still have some and i am 6 years post treatment.....so do not worry about mucoous too much....actually, it helps the bm to move easier with less tearing of tissue.....sephie

    thank you so much.. I feel

    thank you so much.. I feel better. I am so thankful for this page. I have met several wonderful women that are in the colon cancer fight, but no one in my fight on the same treatment plan. #willwin

  • gabby_ca
    gabby_ca Member Posts: 38
    #4
    barrettgentry said:

    thank you so much.. I feel

    thank you so much.. I feel better. I am so thankful for this page. I have met several wonderful women that are in the colon cancer fight, but no one in my fight on the same treatment plan. #willwin

    9 years today for me and I

    9 years today for me and I still get this too.

     

  • Lorikat
    Lorikat Member Posts: 681 Member
    #5
    There was someone on this

    There was someone on this site who referred to mucus as "whale snot"!  Still apropos!

     

  • dpatter03
    dpatter03 Member Posts: 23
    #6
    Whale Snot is Quite

    Whale Snot is Quite Approopriate!!!

     

  • lolow
    lolow Member Posts: 12
    #7
    Have you tried calcium?

    When the mucous kicks in, it reminds me to take a calcium tablet. This was suggested by a nurse practitioner. It has really helped reduce the mucous. She also suggested iron but you have to be careful not to overdo it on iron. No more than once a week if you're post menopausal - shoot, I'm thinking that may be too often.

     

    Good luck!

    Linda

  • eihtak
    eihtak Member Posts: 1,473 Member
    #8
    lolow said:

    Have you tried calcium?

    When the mucous kicks in, it reminds me to take a calcium tablet. This was suggested by a nurse practitioner. It has really helped reduce the mucous. She also suggested iron but you have to be careful not to overdo it on iron. No more than once a week if you're post menopausal - shoot, I'm thinking that may be too often.

     

    Good luck!

    Linda

    lolow....

    Hi, I am curious as to why no more than once a week on the iron. I am 56yrs old and take one daily....after treatment 4 yrs ago I used to take twice a day until red blood count was back to normal. I will check with my doctor but have not heard this before. Thanks for the input!

    katheryn

  • nicotianna
    nicotianna Member Posts: 209
    #9
    eihtak said:

    lolow....

    Hi, I am curious as to why no more than once a week on the iron. I am 56yrs old and take one daily....after treatment 4 yrs ago I used to take twice a day until red blood count was back to normal. I will check with my doctor but have not heard this before. Thanks for the input!

    katheryn

    iron

    iron (ferrous sulfate) cauces costipation.  perhaps that is why the np suggested iron.

    nic

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