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Rectal cancer diagnosis - overwhelmed by diagnosis and worried about having radiotherapy. How bad were the side effects?

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Hello, I have recently been diagnosed with rectal cancer.  I am due to get a ct planning scan next week then start radiotherapy 2nd week in December and then chemotherapy in January before surgery.

I am very overwhelmed with my diagnosis and was reading about side effects of radiotherapy.  Has anyone had radiotherapy for rectal cancer and if so how bad were the side effects.  Thanks.

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    I’ve gone through tongue and neck Cancer treatment with Radiotherapy and Chemo and to be brutally honest it was just awful and after all that and after a Pet Scan I was diagnosed with Anul rectal/Pelvis Cancer and had to go through Chemo and Radiotherapy for a second time.It was to be fair horrendous as you lose all sense of being a human,your dignity is well and truely gone,but although the second lot of treatment was  as bad as the first,you do what you have to do to get better.

    I think if you keep a positive mind and have the support of friends and family,the Cancer Team are amazing.I pray you get to the other end of treatment with great news as I did.

    wishing you all the best on this difficult but achievable journey.

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    I’ve gone through tongue and neck Cancer treatment with Radiotherapy and Chemo and to be brutally honest it was just awful and after all that and after a Pet Scan I was diagnosed with Anul rectal/Pelvis Cancer and had to go through Chemo and Radiotherapy for a second time.It was to be fair horrendous as you lose all sense of being a human,your dignity is well and truely gone,but although the second lot of treatment was  as bad as the first,you do what you have to do to get better.

    I think if you keep a positive mind and have the support of friends and family,the Cancer Team are amazing.I pray you get to the other end of treatment with great news as I did.

    wishing you all the best on this difficult but achievable journey.

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