one week done - diarrhea and bleeding

Well done Lululeo.

Mention this to your radiographer on Monday. Tbey will get your specialist nurses to advise you. I did not have any during during treatment. But lots before hand Stay strong , you can do this . AGP

Hi Lululeo well done on getting through week  1. I would mention the bleeding at your next session but I would say it's normal like you say the skin and tissues are being irritated. I had some bleeding pre treatment and than weirdly not again until after I don't think. Xx

Hello Lululeo 

I didn't have bleeding but I did have diarrhoea all the way through treatment, I am not sure if it was the chemo or radiotherapy or the combination.  You can take loperamide, I didn't as my childhood piles came back and were painful and I didn't want to strain at all.  I would mention the bleeding to your oncologist but my guess is that they won't do anything; all sorts of strange things happen during treatment, it could be inflammation or the tumour breaking down (yes, it can happen that quickly).

And I hope that you had a lovely weekend and managed to relax.  That is the first week gone, and remember to mark off the days!

Big hug

Irene xx

Hi Lululeo

Well done on week 1!

I had a bit of bleeding in week 1, when that had stopped in advance of treatment. Like you, I assume everything is inflamed and that’s the cause as I have definitely not suffered from constipation! At the end of week 2, things are starting to get a bit sore, especially on passing stools, and I’m going to ask for something today to help. I also have some more bleeding and mucus and I assume that’s all normal and shows the treatment is working, again I’m going to check that with the medical team. I’ve discovered that cheese and I are no longer friends as that seems to exacerbate tummy gurgling and frequency, so hopefully that will be a temporary situation as I love cheese. 

I also had a blood transfusion on Friday and have felt so much more energised over the weekend, helped I’m sure by the lack of treatment sessions, it’s so nice to have a breather over the weekends. 

Hope this week goes smoothly for you and let me know how you get on. By the end of this week, I’ll be over half way through, and you will be over a third, which is a good feeling. 

x 

Mojosie, I'm so happy that you've felt better since the transfusion. By now you are nearly 50% done with treatment, which is amazing. This week has been easier for me than the last. Primarly this is because I haven't had to do both the chemo infusion as well as radiation daily. I don't get my next chemo until week 4, so I get a breather. Radiation has so far been okay other than terrible diarrhea and cramping. Imodium helps,  but I fear this will be my state until treatment is completed. I just got a sitzbath, and I must say it's been such a help for soothing the bottom. Please do let me know your progress. Sending healing thoughts to us both!