I was diagnosed many months ago with lower bowel cancer. I had a course of radio/chemotherapy (May/June time) which meant I had to take two chemo tablets in the morning then go to the hospital for radiotherapy, then when I got home two more chemo tablets. I had to do this every day (excluding weekends) for 5 weeks. Got thought that and was told the radiotherapy stays in your body for many weeks. When I went for a further colonoscopy they said the tumour had shrunk and they would operate to remove it. Well, the consultant said it should be either September or first two weeks in October, I received a phone call to say it will now be November. I told her that I am in so much pain I cannot wait that long, she explained that it could still be the radiotherapy working, but the pain is awful, its just like a dragging feeling in the rectum and pain in the stomach. I do take pain killers and morphine does help, but I just feel I cannot go on like this. She did get onto the consultant and he did understand how I felt and will try his best to get me in sooner. I am sure I am not the only one that is suffering, but its all the waiting for something to get done. I cannot eat much and weigh 8 stone when previously I weighed 10 stone. I seem to have no appetite at all.
Has anyone else had to wait this long? it just seems to go on and on.
