Hi my lovely friend is going through 4 weeks of chemo radiotherapy for rectal cancer. The chemo seems to be going well, but she is in agony with the radiation damage to surrounding tissues. Maxed out on morphine/ using cushion/ short baths/ice etc but no relief at all. Has a lot of leaking as well which is really hurting. Anyone any experience/ideas what we can do please? I'm a nurse but not a cancer nurse and feel lost looking out for her.
Hi Fifi08
So sorry to hear about your friend .
Bowel cancer U.K. has a nurse you can email on their site and they may have the specialist knowledge your friend requires .
However you might find this thread helpful.
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