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Anal cancer diagnosis - waiting for treatment and getting anxious

Cl71
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I have been recently diagnosed and feel so so low as I feel there is a stigma attached but am a happily married Middle Ages woman !! I am awaiting treatment and am getting so anxious I can’t sleep as the waiting list for oncology is unbelievable and is it spreading !! 

  • Offline in reply to EliHove

    Hi  

    I wasn't to bad with the treatment, it wasn't a walk in the park but not as bad as i expected. I had bad wind pain from day 1 but cutting veg specifically green helped with this, the skin got quite sore as time went on and towards the end and post for a while i had a lot of mucous and having a poo was painful. Try to remember though we all react and cope with treatment differently. In terms of how to prepare i would say moisturise well all the time. The things i couldnt have done without were mens baggy boxers, water wipes and a limbo sleeve. Quite a few people on a different forum all had sitz baths on their lists and rate them (i never got one). Xx

  • Offline in reply to EliHove

    Hi EliHowe I just wondered how you have been ? My treatment starts in a couple of weeks , I have just had my planning scan and I don’t think I have ever been so scared ‘ I have been thinking of you 

  • Offline in reply to Cl71

    Hello there good to hear from you, I’m 2.5 weeks into treatment and lots of ups and downs. Upset stomach, quite nauseous but defiantly good to have something in place. I have a meeting with the oncologist next Wednesday so can update you. So glad you have a date for treatment - make the most of these two weeks to get organised if you can as it’s been difficult for me to do very much recently. Some comfy joggers/ can of soup / frozen meals very useful! Radiotherapy team very helpful if you have symptoms and want advice / support just ask, they should be a nurse on site to advise /prescribe if you need help.  X

  • Offline in reply to EliHove

    Lovely to hear from you and it sounds like you’ve got this !! That’s amazing ! Thankyou for your advice it really helps so much , feeling petrified if I’m honest but your advice has been really helpful , let’s keep in touch xx

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