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Pelvic pain help

Laura.87
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Hello, just wanted a bit of advice as not sure if im panicking about nothing. Three years ago I had cervical and appendix cancer, all removed luckily and now cancer free. However since surgery I have a lession in my pelvis that is growing, am having my regular check ups, but at the beginning of the week I started to experience a very sharp pain, lots of bloating, feeling sick and quite uncomfortable. I spoke to my GP who took one look at my notes and said I dont know what it is, let's wait and see if it gets any worse. Is it worth speaking to the colorectal team or just wait it out? 

Thank you  

Laura

  • Dear Laura.87,

    Thank you for getting in touch with us, and welcome to our online community. My name is Annerose I’m one of the Cancer Information Nurses here at the Macmillan Cancer Support line.

    I am sorry to read you are experiencing new symptoms of bloating, feeling sick and sharp pain. It is understandable that you want to know what the cause of it could be.

    Your GP is responsible for your care when you are at home. It is good you have been to see them already, so they can update your records.

    I understand your concern about wait and see, and as these are new and worsening symptoms, we’d recommend getting in touch with your hospital team to inform and update them on your symptoms.

    There could be different reasons for the symptoms, and they know you well from your regular check-ups, and would want to know about anything new or different.

    You can talk to them how you’re feeling and let them know you’re worried about the worsening symptoms. They’ll be able to plan what the next steps should be and hopefully provide some reassurance or maybe bring your next check-up appointment with them forward.

    If your symptoms get worse out of hours or before you can speak to your hospital team, you can contact NHS111 as they can arrange for an out of hours doctor to assess you if needed.

    I hope this has been helpful, but please don’t hesitate to get back in touch if you need any further information or support.

    Best wishes and take care 

    Annerose (Cancer Information Nurse Specialist) 

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