I am a 48 yo female recently diagnosed with anal cancer, stage 1. I had slight bleeding, which i followed up with a colonoscopy(for what I thought was a hemmorhoid) and a 2cm. tumor was found.
I had a port a cath inseerted yesterday in the hospital, in preperation to start 5fu and mitamycin chemo via a pump Monday. I am scheduled to start radiation Tuesday.
Has anyone been thru this? I hear the rad. can be rough, especially after the first week or 2 due to radiation burns.
Would love to chat with someone else who has been in this situation. Thanks