told tonight that i have anal cancer.

Just in shock i suppose. My gp kept reassuring me that it was piles even though due to covid they never exaimed me. and i told them that the treatment i was given didn't help.  I was waiting to be seen by the hospital but told it could be up to nine months before i saw them. Managed to get a private consultantion and within 2 weeks had  seven polyps removed from the lower colon with the largest being in the anus being 40mm.  My follow up appointment was for the 18th but the consultant rang me tonight to tell me the news.  

i need ct and mri to see if it has spread and been referred to the hospital for chemo. I know that this isnt the most common of cancers ans more than a little embrassing to tell people. But i can't  help thanking my lucky stars that i managed to get this covered through my husband's company. Its bad enough that this has been held up due to covid  but waiting another 9 months!!!  I just don't know how to break the news to my children and the rest of my family. 

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  • Hi, Sorry that you're going through this it's a living nightmare. I first went to see my Gp beginning of December, it was over a month wait for my colonoscopy, I had MRI and CT the following week and saw my Consultant. I've been waiting for surgery for 6 weeks usually it would be 2 weeks pre covid. Mine is a rectal tumour. I know what you mean about the embarrassment I kind of say a tumour down there without really saying where it is. I don't like to talk about it to anyone in real life it's like it makes it all very real, I'm fine talking about it online to strangers in forums x

  • Hi there, 

    I have had some comments, usually they say its typically me to get the most embrassing cancer, so now i say lower colon cancer instead. Im still waiting for the scans . It seems like forever but really its only been a few days. i just want to get started on the chemo so i can feel like I'm doing something!!! rather than all the waiting around. It can sometimes be difficult not to be angry at all the delays or missed oportunity to be diagnosed due to covid restrictions but such is life. I try to feel lucky as there are so many others that are worse off, but that can be difficult too.   Please feel free to talk to me whenever, and about whatever. ive worked in health and social care so not a lot shock me. Take care of yourself and good luck. xx

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  • Hi there, 

    I have had some comments, usually they say its typically me to get the most embrassing cancer, so now i say lower colon cancer instead. Im still waiting for the scans . It seems like forever but really its only been a few days. i just want to get started on the chemo so i can feel like I'm doing something!!! rather than all the waiting around. It can sometimes be difficult not to be angry at all the delays or missed oportunity to be diagnosed due to covid restrictions but such is life. I try to feel lucky as there are so many others that are worse off, but that can be difficult too.   Please feel free to talk to me whenever, and about whatever. ive worked in health and social care so not a lot shock me. Take care of yourself and good luck. xx

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