Advice wanted please
Advice wanted please Hi Everyone,
Wonder if you could help me please. Pardon me if this sounds crude but over the past couple of weeks now. I have noticed the lack of ability to push when I need to have my bowels open. I thought I was imagining it at first. But now I just seem to be passing wind and not much else. I think the reason being is that I am losing the sensation to be able to push at all. I keep forgetting to mention it to my macmillan nurse, and each time I see my Onc I also forget as my train of thought seems to be off somewhere else. I am going mad, or can this really be happening?
Hope you can help me - thank you - Poplarlady xx
Hi there Poplarlady…yes I have heard of this happening and I think it could be a problem connected to your spine…I would ask the Mac Nurse or your Onc so it can be dealt with.
Best Wishes! x
Hi,
Totally agree with Belinda you need to bring this up with your healthcare team as soon as you can. May be nothing but ,you need to be sure.
Kiwi
Re: Advice Wanted Kiwi and Belinda, Hi ladies, thanks for the replies to my post. I went to see the clinical Onc before I started my RT last week. Told him about my prob and he looked puzzled and said that he had never heard of this before. He asked if I had lost any sensation around my bottom (A) and I said a little. He then told me not to worry too much, and he did’nt seem the slightest bit bothered!!! However I will now see my own Onc and ask her? I was rather shocked at his answer!
Thankfully at the mo, I do not need to strain or push due to the RT.
But come Monday I shall phone her, as I am still not satisfied.
I will keep you posted, Thanks again - Poplarday xx
Hi again…yes I would phone too…Take Care…Belinda…x
Hi i also noticed this problem back in nov before i was even dx i thought it was due to my osteoporosis, i also started to get a buzzing sensation in my right leg if i laid on my back. was dx with bone mets at same time as bc so think i ought to mention this to onc on thusday and ask if bottom of my spine was where hot spots showed up am petrified on ending up in a wheelchair also i do suffer from ibs. thids may also sound crude but when i lay down at night i just seem to pass wind without feeling the need if that makes sense it just pops out.
but i think we both need to metion this to our onc ( won’t metion mac nurse as she is about as much help as a chocolate fireguard but that’s another story) Denisex