Hello newbie here. I wish I found this site sooner.
I am scared to death..
but my story start with I thought I had a hemorrhoid. So I went for my colonoscopy and they said that they can not remove it I would have to see a surgeon. So I go to the surgeon and he tells me I have squamous cell carcinoma. From hpv.
so I did all the scans and they found the beginning of lung cancer also. Turns out it is a separate cancer. So I have two primary. Monday November 25 I go for lung surgery. No radiation or chemo.
but my real problem is my butt. It hurts all the time. I can not ever get comfortable. Sitting especially and walking a lot kills me. And it seems the pain is in my buttocks also. It hurts to sit on the toilet.
But they are not doing anything with my butt till after my lung heals enough.
I am scared to death about radiation therapy how painful is it? I live alone so I will need to do everything for myself.
any thoughts.
A day at a time with faith in the vastly experienced NHS. That’s my advice. Also, ask for increased strengths of pain killers. Living alone through this is going to be tough. Any chance of asking a close friend to stand by, even move in when the going gets tougher. I’ve completely my radiation therapy this week and it’s been manageable up until now. Just as I was told the next few days will be the toughest.
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I hadn’t finished. Don’t like the way this site operates. As I was saying - get in some help for those last few days after the treatment is over. Let them sort out the lung first. And don’t dwell on your condition. I distract myself with YouTube clips, steaming movies, books and writing. I refuse to be upstaged by my bum! Good luck.
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