Hi all I'm new here so not sure if I'm posting this correctly, long story short I had cervical cancer 6 yrs ago , I was stage 2 I had a radical hysterectomy followed by 25 rounds of radiation, I have been suffering from severe stiffness in my hip and groin area the last yr , has any one else suffered from this after treatment and if yes have you any advice for easing the stiffness, tia
Hi Miss meme and welcome to our group.
I’ve suffered the same with hip pain which is ongoing for me. I was diagnosed 6 years ago at stage 2b and had 32 sessions of pelvic radiotherapy when I was first diagnosed.
Have you had this pain investigated at all? I know I had an issue with my hip at my diagnosis as it was identified on my original mri scan, but at the time it wasn’t investigated further.
I’ve tried various things-special pillows in bed, heat pads and recently had physiotherapy via the nhs which involved sessions with a physio who taught me appropriate exercises-both stretching exercises and ones which I could do lying on my side in bed, and standing. I found these very helpful although it hasn’t fully resolved my issue.
I’d recommend seeing a gp if you haven’t done already to see if you can be referred for physio, although I did have to wait for a couple of months to be seen.
Pelvic radiotherapy can have long term effects, and it might be helpful for you to have a read of the information provided on this site for the Pelvic Radiation Disease Association
I’ve found over the years that my issues have got worse (though I did have a long recovery after major surgery for a recurrence which didn’t help!) so I’d certainly recommend seeing your doctor and trying to get some help with this if you can.
Sarah xx
