Hi guys,
My husband is 2 years out from an ultra low anterior resection for rectal cancer (T2NO) no lymphovascular or perineural invasion. He had surgery alone at the recommendation of the surgeon and two oncologists as it was stage one and didn’t need to be shrunk with chemo or radiotherapy preoperatively. He’s had five days of bladder symptoms- urgency/pain when is bladder is full. He saw our local doctor who ruled out a urinary tract infection as the cause and as it happens, we already have an appointment this week with his surgeon for routine follow-up. All his CT scans and CEAs have been normal so far although it’s 9 months since his last CT abdo/pelvis.
I guess I’m wondering what symptoms other people had of local recurrence or whether anyone has had bladder problems like this as a side effect of surgery?