See this link for the HPV and Anal Cancer Foundation's General Overview on coping with side effects. And here is news about an app that you can use to track your symptoms and even report them to your medical team! If you find yourself feeling stressed by all this, this is not a rare condition among cancer patients. Finding ways to control your symptoms can help. Meditation is a good approach as you go through this journey. Hypnosis is another option. Be sure to get enough sleep! And many oncologists are finding that acupuncture helps their patients manage pain; here’s more on that. Patients using pain medicine, however carefully, might want to work with their doctors to avoid addiction, particularly given the rising death toll from excessive opioid use.