Rectal Cancer

Hi . Although you’ve finished active treatment the radiotherapy will still be working and that’s why there is a delay between ending treatment and being scanned. I know it maybe doesn’t feel like it, but from reading your post, it does sound like things are improving slowly and walking 4k a day is brilliant. Everyone has different experiences from their treatment so there is no ‘normal’ - Take the painkillers when you need them and I’m sure the surgeon will be able to reassure you that everything is ok. I think process hubby struggled after radiotherapy so hopefully she will be able to offer some advice

Take care 

Karen x

Thank you Karen, you always raise my spirits when i am down.

Thank you again.

Hi I worked throughout treatment with no side affects then about two weeks after that I was so tried and aching all over and a real sore bum like a red hot poke was pushed up there this lasted about 3 weeks I still worked but it was tough it does get better thoug cheers Andy 

Hi Goslow,and thanks Karen for link, 

yes Karen is right my hubby was doing ok, just had fatigue then seemed ok ish then he started to ache all over his pelvis area getting really hot, he was complaining of lots of strange little things we rang helpline and was told to get urgent Appointment same day at GP, but to be honest they didn’t help  and then  I asked a question to The radiotherapist on here.

she basically said that she thought he had overdone the exercise and his body was complaining, he slept and slept and then got better she said the body has gone through the same as major surgery and you have to look after yourself and allow body to heal, but because you can’t see wounds you tend not too and expect to be doing more. So maybe rest more keep drinking lots of water and seek advice if you feel like it, he also took painkillers.  By end of three weeks he got better a little each day.

i wish you well and hope you get better real soon x

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense, i think i have overdone it. I agree with you i look normal and forget that what has happened inside my body is not normal. i tend to rush things rather than do things slowely.

i need to listen to my wife.

lol,

wives tend to know best, at least that is what I tell my husband!

Nicky