Hi. I am extremely lucky to still be cancer free from squamous anal cell carcinoma after 10 years . It wasn't an easy time, as it's a gruelling treatment and I'm a single woman who lived alone . Wasn't helped by skin breakdown caused by RT which meant weeks in hospital and permanent scarring ( not common). Any sex life is so painful and distressing that I've ruled out meeting anyone, which is devastating for an attractive sexual being!! Yes, I used dilators for 2 years after, coated myself with lubes and use Estriol cream but vaginal skin is so thin, nothing really helps. My point in this post is actually to discuss my buttocks!! My peachy bum looks like someone has gauged out each cheek cos muscle damaged by RT . This gives me a complex on holiday and wonder why it's fair that breast cancer patients can get constructive surgery but doubt I could!! Not much said about Anal cancer and when I was diagnosed in 2008 I could find no information except on American sites, so at least it's improved but still not much recognition compared to other cancers .
