Hi All
Have low position rectal cancer diagnosed in October 25. So far I have had 25 sessions of radiotherapy coupled with capecitabine tablets followed by capox capecitabine 4 cycles. Currently coming to the end of my 4th cycle. Frustratingly I have no idea how well the treatment has worked and have to wait until 4th cycle to get re scanned. One this I have noticed with capox capecitabine chemo cycles is that I tend to get headaches radiating from the back of my head especialy on an evening. This tends to come towards the end of the 2nd week of the cycle. I has really concerned about this and consulted the chemo nurse and my GP who had me take blood pressure which was high and so have been prescribed tablet to lower my BP so will see how this goes on. Also have constant dull abdominal pain and still got straining narrow bowel movements which by I thought would have improved but are just as they were before my diagnosis. The only thing that has improved has been the bright red blood in poo and and toilet paper which has visibly completely cleared up since a couple of motnhs ago. Just wondering how long after my chemo has finished will I feel normal again> Anyone else on here has similar sympoms?
Hi Maniac72
I’m Anne, one of the Community Champions here on the Online Community and, although I'm not a member of this group, I noticed that your post hadn't had any replies yet. Responding to you will 'bump' it back to the top of the discussion list again.
While you're waiting for replies, it would be great if you could put something about your diagnosis and treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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