4th week symptoms

Hi MummaBearb8d2d7 Skinney poos are definatley normal. X

Oh I remember that....saying to the nurse that it felt like I was pooping out a great big lump and then finding all that was in the bowl was a little skinny ribbon. Her response, as with everything I ever said to her, was 'that's normal'! x

Yes I tried pushing it out and that ended up being quite painful, nurse said it would have been the tumour I was pushing on and not a good idea to push so hard!

x

Hello MummaBearb8d2d7 

I had haemorrhoids develop when I gave birth, but they disappeared for thirty-odd years only to come back with a vengeance during treatment.  I had diarrhoea during treatment but the constant loo visits (even though I wasn't eating much) meant they all reappeared and I still have them now, four years later.  And you have my sympathy, they can be really painful.  And the shrinking anus - yup to that too!  Hence the skinny poos.  Hopefully most of this should clear up when treatment ends, you really don't have long to go.

I am sorry to hear about your DPD deficiency, however, the radiotherapy is the important part of treatment and there are quite a few on here who had their chemo stopped in the early days.

We all take our basic bodily functions for granted until something happens (in our case the treatment) that interferes  with and changes everything.  But take heart, you really don't have long to go!

Irene xx