Hello all ,
My dad started folfiri about a month ago and the side effects have been manageable until the last week when his neuropathy is getting worse and he has bad pain in his butt . Sitting on a cushion or pillow seems to help and it's been when he is walking pain is so bad even his pain meds don't seem to help it out . Spoke to oncologist he checked for infection none and said could be cancer but recommended just staying on the plan . I got a call into CR surgeon to find out if it could be scar tissue from his surgery still growing ?
I have heard it could be fatigue from the chemotherapy or muscle loss in the buttocks causing this but none of that makes sense as it seems to be the inside . Also have heard it could be the cancer growing which means the chemotherapy isn't working . This is the scary one clearly because when my dad was dx he did have alot of butt pain before his colostomy . I am just wondering anyone have experience with this or advice could it be simply a chemo side effect ? Just seems like the doctors are just kind of accepting it and I want to do more to help my dad get out of this pain .