On April 22 I had a local excision for my rectal cancer. I am still having pain in the rectal area, constipation - this has just been a long journey and I am so tired and discouraged. Probably I am just not healing as quickly as I wish. If I take a stool softener then I have accidents, or extremely sticky bowel movements - if I don't I have even worse constipation. If I don't take my pain medication every four hours, the pain returns with a vengeance.
Has anyone had this procedure and what has your experience been?
I thank you for your help. I cry a lot, have lost my job and just wonder if I will ever recover. A very dark time.