Pain in buttocks and leg

mef123
mef123 Member Posts: 45
in Colorectal Cancer #1
My husband has had a pain in his buttocks and radiating down a little of his leg. He finished his radiation and chemo (Xeloda) mid December. I read in another post about chemo and radiation can lead sometimes to a blood clot. Should we be worried?

Michele

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  • neons356
    neons356 Member Posts: 57 Member
    #2
    Hi Michelle,

    Hi Michelle,
    One can't help being worried. Every ache and pain often brings fear of something wrong.
    Never hesitate to contact your Doc and tell him/her what's going on. It's probably not a clot but you have to go on the side of caution.
    Carl
  • John23
    John23 Member Posts: 2,122 Member
    #3
    He's got a pain in his buttocks?
    He oughta' meet my bro-in-law if he want's to know what
    a real pain in the buttocks is!

    If Hubbo doesn't have the usual swelling along with the pain,
    I wouldn't start dropping out the life boats quite yet.... A visit to
    the doc to confirm unwarranted fears, would be a nice thing
    to have under your pillow, though. He'd have to have a scan
    or sonogram, but it's no big deal as long as you have insurance.

    Radiation treatments usually carry the abundance of side effects
    that include pains in the area of the treatments.

    Radiation radiates; it can not be confined to any tiny specific area,
    so the radiation damages good cells, many of which make up
    nerves and sensory patterns in areas that effect our basic movements.

    So yeah, chemo/radiation can do that. It can generate blood clots
    also, but I would rack up Hub's symptoms to neurological problems
    before I started divvying up the inheritance.

    Tell him to get well. Tell him I said that.
    (you stay well too!)

    John
  • mef123
    mef123 Member Posts: 45
    #4
    Thanks
    Thanks, both of you. I can't help but worry about him, like you said. But you're right I can't jump to conclusions. I always go the worse case senerio. I should lighten up.

    Michele
  • mef123
    mef123 Member Posts: 45
    #5
    Thanks
    double post.

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