This will be my last post.  I am now 5 years out of my cancer and considered cancer free.  I am living a new normal.  The vast amount of radiation I had has narrowed all orafices below my belly button.  I am lucky I can still go to the bathroom normally however I do have to watch what I eat.  I cannot have sex any longer.  My butt is still sensitive in that I cannot ride a bike unless I am not sitting directly on my butt.  I have occassional bleeding from the anal area due to scar tissue breaking open.  As my surgeon says,  "get over it you're alive".  So life goes on.  It's a very good thing I have a very understanding husband.  My activity is back to normal. I have gone through 2 knee replacements since the cancer and have come back from those pretty well.  Thanks to everyone reading this you are probably friends or family and I appreciate you.