Hi all.
Today marks exactly a year since I was diagnosed with rectal cancer.
It's been a long and difficult journey to say the least.
First of all an op to put in a stoma. Went well,no problems.
Then 6 weeks of combined radiotherapy and chemo (capecitabine). Unbelievable tiredness but for the most part, bearable.
Then came the kicker. Capox chemo. It totally messed me up. Heart failure,kidney failure, lung problems. You name it I got it. Now living with A Fib, which unfortunately means I'm too high risk to undergo the final part of my treatment, the surgery to remove any residual cancer and ensure it doesn't return.
That's not to say chemo is bad, I've just been incredibly unlucky. The cancer may be gone but my quality of life is non existent due to the side effects of chemo
