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Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: May 31 12:06pm | Replies (22)
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@amyb5

Hi Yancy,
I’m sorry you are also in this boat. I completed treatment for anal ca on 5/19/23, 30 radiation treatments and FU5. It was extremely hard, & very painful. It helped to have a hand held bidet sprayer on the toilet. You can get them through Amazon. It was inexpensive & really easy to install. The other things that helped were Refresh brand, unscented toilet paper moistener & aquaphor ointment (the hospital provided that). I hesitated to take the pain meds, because of allergies, I wouldn’t do that again. You will get through it, but it is hard. I’m sending you best wishes. Good luck.❤️

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yancy | @yancy | May 25 1:47pm

Thanks. It’s very encouraging to hear from someone who has gone through this. I’ve been seriously reading up on bidets and the handheld one. Were you having radiation and chemo at the same time? Did you end up having to have surgery? Your stage? Fatigue? Pain elsewhere? Any details you’d care to share would be so appreciated.

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yancy | @yancy | May 31 12:06pm

Hi, Amy. Where did you have the pain, in the anal area or throughout your body? I’m typing this during my first infusion! I’ll have another in four weeks. I’ve also finished four radiations.

What brand of handheld sprayer did you get?

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