Hi,
Haven’t posted for a while. It’s my wife that had AC and was treated from January 2025. Preceding treatment she had a colostomy. This proved to be an absolute necessity considering the size of the tumour.
Responded well apparently, but they are keeping an eye on two lymph nodes nearby.
I’m posting because English is not her first language and feels at a disadvantage regarding this form of communication.
Anyway, what she wants to know is other people’s experience with this - how long she can expect radiation side effects to be forever there…
For months after the radiation, there was always a burning sensation down there in general. This of course was expected (we were led to believe).
Recently she was treated for Thrush (that had lingered for months ) with a single pill, as the cream never cleared it up. Now that the irritation of that has subsided she now feels the burning sensation again.
She has got used to the colostomy but it has disrupted her digestion process significantly - she takes enzymes that she thinks help a bit. Certain foods are a no-no (raw tomatoes as an example)
We are booked in to see the oncologist at the end of this month having had a CT scan a few weeks ago. Will be asking about this.
thanks everyone.
