Bio: Aloha! I am celebrating my two year anniversary of being an anal cancer warrior. It has been an amazing two year journey for me and although this will sound very odd, I feel very blessed to have had this experience. It has opened so many doors for me in my life that I would have missed; and…more
Cancer Type: Anal Cancer
Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamos Cell Carcinoma, NOS, with occasional Keratinzation (squamous perls)
Anal Cancer Symptoms: First felt a bump while showering and followed it until it formed what I thought was a hemorrhoid. At that time I was also due for my colonoscopy so I had it checked out immediately and game on!
Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: I honestly cannot say I had colorectal surgery - I had what I thought was a very small hemorrhoid removed and poof instead it was 3 cm cancerous tumor. I just didn't know how to get rid of the Surgery choice and it was the closest thing I could come up with to what I had done. I…more
Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: 5-FU Two rounds done in the hospital W-M 24 hour IV drip into my lovely port I named Randy.
Blistering Lips - Acupuncture helped that tremendously - I had almost no blistering the second round of chemo. I did it once a week during my entire of treatment and for about a month and half after.…more
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