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I have completed radiation for stage 3 anal cancer and the PET scan show’s ned (...

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Discussion: Looking for Anal Cancer Support: Anyone else here with anal cancer?

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Jul 16, 2024

Thank you Isadora 2021 for you insightful recommendations. My brother has been given medication for the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1103707/

Discussion: Brother diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Jul 11, 2024

Hi, I have not had cancer, but I've had an anal fissure for months now. Months!...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/780475/

Discussion: Anal fissure: What helps it heal?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Dec 3, 2022

@madilworth - I'm really glad to hear your midway CT scan showed no nodule in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1311866/

Discussion: Anybody Get FOLFOX Chemo After Metastatic Diagnosis?

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: May 24, 2025

My case is a little different since they removed my sigmoid and rectum, so I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1120824/

Discussion: Hemicolectomy

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Aug 9, 2024

I did a course of FOLFOX (oxaliplatin and 5-FU) infusion through a port. I received oxaliplatin...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1280526/

Discussion: Oxaliplatin is no walk in the park, advice for CAPOX regimen?

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Apr 13, 2025

@susan38 Hi! So unfortunately there are no definitive answers. Yes chemo kills the good with the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1436541/

Discussion: I am suffering from rectal cancer. How do I know treatment worked?

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Nov 12, 2025

Well that sounds perfectly horrid! So sorry. My surgery went well, no weird outcomes thank gawd....

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Discussion: Anal fissure: What helps it heal?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Dec 28, 2022

Anal cancer due to HPV 16. I had IV mitomycin first day and 5 weeks of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1477622/

Discussion: Anyone else have Anal cancer: What treatments did you have?

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Jan 8 4:06pm

I had a complete proctocollectomy at the age of 38. Your bloody stool is completely normal,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/940530/

Discussion: Diarrhea after colon resection: How long does it last? Any tips?

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Oct 2, 2023

Good morning Ilene. I wanted to address your concerns and challenges regarding your "young" husband. Regarding...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/117692/

Discussion: Digestive problems two years after successful colon cancer surgery....

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Oct 13, 2016

@johnwilliamson I just did my cologuard test and it came back with abnormal results. So I’m...

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Discussion: Anyone have a positive Cologuard test?

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Oct 9, 2025

My cancer was located between the internal and external sphincters and was the size of a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1237658/

Discussion: In Dilemma of surgery decision. Please Help

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Feb 15, 2025

In 2019, I was diagnosed with rectal cancer. I had a port put in on the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/893808/

Discussion: Hi, just found out I have stage 3 rectal cancer

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Jul 11, 2023

I am going to address this as best I can with the the information from your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/630926/

Discussion: Have you ever had hiccups with or after chemotherapy?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Aug 28, 2021

Hello @linsu, I see that you recently joined Mayo Connect. You are asking good questions about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1492357/

Discussion: How do I eat after digestive tract surgery?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Jan 28 7:28am

I lost my entire colon due to cancer surgery, which means my feces is always runny...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1102397/

Discussion: People with Fecal Incontinence: Psyllium Fiber?

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Jul 9, 2024

Hi, I'm 68, I have an anal fissure. I didn't experience it as a sharp pain,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784248/

Discussion: Anal fissure: What helps it heal?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Dec 12, 2022

Looking for advice. I had a right hemicolectomy on June 30 2025 to remove precancerous lesion....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1408455/

Discussion: Chronic pains after right hemicolectomy

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Oct 4, 2025

@apuakumamma, I'm sorry to hear you are doing so poorly nutritionally. I apologize for taking so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1091406/

Discussion: Severe nutrition issues after LAR surgery and stoma reversal surgery

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Jun 21, 2024

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