Hi, im a 63 year old male who had a bowel resection in 2019. Following my surgery I was given a 3 months course of oral chemotherapy that ran into the beginning of the Covid pandemic.
On the second dose, I wasn't weighed and given the same as my initial first treatment dose.
I started to develop a uncomfortable and quite severe pain in the right side, which i assume is in my stomach area together with a lot of coughing.
On my pre appointment for my third dose, I brought this up with my oncologist, who sent me for a scan, and told me it was a pocket of wind. My subsequent dose was reduced in line with my weight loss.
6 years later and I still get this quite debilitating pain after eating. I've discussed this with my GP, surgeon etc, had numerous tests and scans, and nothing is found other than scar tissue.
Has anyone else experienced this with oral chemotherapy please? I suspect its something that's always going to be with me now, but I would be interested to hear from others who may have had a similar experience.
Thank you
