Hello everyone.. i'm new here but I've been a silent reader for quite some time and i really appreciate the support and strength that this forum gave to those who need it most.
I need some advice. My boyfriend (35 yo) was diagnosed with rectal cancer (signet ring cell carcinoma) 2 years ago. He underwent surgery and has permanent colostomy, and already got 6 cycles of FOLFOX. unfortunately now the tumor has grown back and spread very fast to his urinary tract and even to distant lymph nodes. He is now programmed for 12 cycles of Folfox + Avastin, but a few days after the first cycle he started to feel bloated which progressed to intense abdominal pain that comes and goes with bowel peristaltic. Today (9 days after avastin) his xray showed small bowel obstruction. Im so worried that he might need surgery, because he just got Avastin which to my knowledge can interfere with wound healing. So I wondered if anyone here have any experience with small bowel obstruction during chemotherapy (especially with avastin), and how was it managed. Is there any other way other than surgery?