Type of Cancer:
Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer:
squamous-cell-carcinoma

Diagnosis Date:
December 18, 2009

Stage of Cancer:
Stage 3A

Tumor Size:
02

Lymph Node Involvement:
Yes

Radiation:
yes

Chemotherapy:
Fluorouracil (5-FU)

What I Hate Most About Cancer:
"It" has control of me.

What I Have Learned From Cancer:
That I can "do" or "survive" things I never thought I would have to.

Things My Supporters Can Do To Help:
Keep reminding me that I can get through this. Pray for my healing.

End of Treatment Date:
February 18, 2010

NED Date:
April 5, 2010

Anal Cancer symptoms:
bleeding and bloody stools.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects:
12-18-09 Biopsy (painful recovery due to constipation) 12-28-09 Port implanted (had neck/shoulder pain that lasted a week) 01-07-10 colonoscopy

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:
01-04-10 began chemotheraphy treatment. Mytomycin infused through port at onocologist's office. Went home with an infusion pump of 5-FU (Fluorouracil) that lasted 4 1/2 days.

Radiation or Proton Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:
01-05-10 began radiation threatments which will be for 6 weeks.