Recurrance of uterine cancer in the vaginal cuff

Posted by jeanadair123 @jeanadair123, Feb 3, 2019

I had the above and had external radiation in my vagina and brachytherapy. I wondered if anyone has had severe effects of the radiation in their rectum?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Feb 3, 2019

Hi @jeanadair123, sorry to hear that you're experiencing side effects from radiation. Can you describe the side effects you're having?

i'd like to invite @goldengirl2 and @bluemeade7 into this discussion, they had brachytherapy for uterine papillary carcinoma and may have tips about side effects from radiation to share.

goldengirl2 | @goldengirl2 | Feb 3, 2019

I did not have radiation just surgery and 6 rounds of chemo

jeanadair123 | @jeanadair123 | Feb 4, 2019

I had radiation January of 2018. The after effect of the radiation on my rectumwas excruciating the dr gave me protofoam and butt cream plus a variety of other things nothing helped it just took months to go away and heal. When I went to see my gastroenterologist I mentioned this and he gave me nifedipine what a life saver. But recently it came back I just wondered if anyone else had had the same problem? Burning and pain when I have a bowel movement. Also I am using the dilator but lately I had to go to a smaller size as it was getting painful to insert.

bluemeade7 | @bluemeade7 | Feb 11, 2019

In reply to @jeanadair123 "I had radiation January of 2018. The after effect of the radiation on my rectumwas excruciating..." + (show)

After 3 rounds of brachytherapy I had diarrhea, but only 1 horrible painful day. It gradually went away. I did not have any lasting side effects so far, but I understand that some can develop years later. My bowel problems slowly resolved, but it is still a new normal for me. I am sorry that you are going through this.

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