Hello everyone, my name is Dianne, I am 63, married with two grown up children and two beautiful grandchildren. I was diagnosed with bowel cancer last year, I was fortunate as this was picked up early from the !poo test! That arrives through the post. I had the offending tuna removed followed by IV and tablet chemotherapy. I had a stoma bag for 10 months and a reversal 8 months ago. Besides being a frequent visitor to the loo, especially after eating and even with the occasional accidents I was coping. About 2 months ago I had a tummy bug which has left me with a burning sensation and extremely sore. The doctor prescribed pessaries and cream which didn't help, I am now trying GTN gel which is used to treat anal fussure and it has eased the symptoms. I am now waiting for a referral back to the hospital and feeling slightly worried, as I was not in this much discomfort after  the  reversal.   Any advise would be helpful. Thank you