Hi I can't remember exactly ( it's on here somewhere) i described mine as pooing razor blades dipped in acid. It was about 10 days post that pooing became pain free. Xx
Fingers crossed for you. It may have been earlier than 10 days definitely wasn't longer i just can't remember exactly. Hopefully yours will be sooner. Xx
My recovery period was very much like Bungle’s. I know we are all different . Fingers crossed your recovery will be quick. I’m 4 weeks post treatment and feel as if it all had never happened- well almost. I was very careful what I ate the first 2 weeks but after that have been eating normally. The worst thing for me was radiation cystitis- but now that has gone. Hope all will be well with you too
I was one of the ones where the side effects carried on for some time afterwards, but don't be guided by my experience! I already had piles that were inflamed and I think I must have had extremely broken internal skin. I am not sure what sort of painkillers you are on but it is important that you don't become constipated (opioid drugs cause constipation). In a week or so you will see a gradual improvement, and well done for getting through the course.
I am really sorry if you spent your Christmas loo visits drumming your heels and moaning - it isn't as if you can stop the 'traffic' in that area. I am hoping you have a really quick recovery.
I finished Christmas Eve too so am thinking the same. I was told the two weeks after treatment was the worst and then things should improve. I’m taking regular morphine but I don’t feel confident driving when taking that so I was hoping to wean myself off that very soon! Id be interested to know when others reduced their pain relief?
Today I have actually noticed some improvement in the burnt area but certainly not enough to stop the morphine. I take it 3 times a day and I am driving but not very far. I am hopeful that next week the level of pain will reduce.
I couldn't get the balance right between the morphine with the stool softener and after becoming really constipated, three weeks after treatment ended, I literally stopped overnight. (I am not advising this, you are supposed to taper down). From thereon I relied on over-the-counter meds. The oncologist tried to persuade me to take it again as passing stools was still very painful but I resisted and it gradually became easier. I can't remember when I started driving again, probably not for a few weeks after the end of treatment.
I was having dizzy turns and when I had a check-up with one of the oncologists she took my blood pressure and it was 90/55 - at that point I stopped taking my blood pressure tablets for borderline high blood pressure immediately! She said you might never have to take medication again and she was right - my blood pressure hovers around 105/60 now. I mention this in case you take blood pressure medication.
I would suggest don't drive until you feel confident. Even now, near three years down the line, I don't drive quite as much as I used to, I struggle to get comfortable in the driver's seat if I am there for long periods.
But isn't it wonderful not having to do the daily trips anymore?!
