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Vaginal Cancer stage 1 - tumour has shrunk after chemo and I'll be starting radiotherapy soon. I'm worried about severe constipation. Can you please advise?

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I have stage one contained vaginal cancer  was told today my tumour has shrunk from 7.5 m to 6.4 cm after 3 treatments of chemotherapy I have to receive one more chemo Fri then going on to one month daily radiotherapy Iam worried about severe  constipation I have always had severe constipation but because of where the tumour is situated Iam worried about it can you please advise me on this thanx kate

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    Hi Kate,

    A very warm welcome to the forum.

    I am glad to hear that you have almost finished your chemo and that it has already made a difference. Please discuss the possibility of constipation with your care team before you commence radiotherapy. There are a number of different preparations that can be prescribed to combat this.

    I hope that all goes well with the radiotherapy. Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you. 

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

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    Hi Kate,

    A very warm welcome to the forum.

    I am glad to hear that you have almost finished your chemo and that it has already made a difference. Please discuss the possibility of constipation with your care team before you commence radiotherapy. There are a number of different preparations that can be prescribed to combat this.

    I hope that all goes well with the radiotherapy. Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you. 

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

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