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Lower Hip Gone Numb, Then Back And Abdomen Also. Finished Chemo For Rectal Cancer. Is This Recurrence ?

I HAD A UPPER G.I.THAT EVENING I HAD TO GO TO E.R. FOR LOWER ABD. PAIN SINCE THEN MY LOWER LEFT HIP HAS GONE NUMB DR. BLOOD WORK AND X/RAY FOUND NOTHING SENT HOME SINCE THEN MY LOWER ABD, LOWER AND UPPER BACK, UPPER ABD NOW MY LEFT LEG HAS BECOME NUMB. ALSO LOST CONTROL OF MY BALANCE, ALSO MY RIGHT HIP HAS GONE NUMB. I JUST FINISHED CHEMO AND RADIATION TREATMENTS FOR RECTAL CANCER THE END OF JANUARY AND HAVE TO GO FOR THE FINAL TEST WITH THE CAMERA MAY. 2 TO SEE IF IT IS ALL GONE PLEASE HELP ME
Mon, 29 Apr 2013
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Chemotherapy which is given for rectal cancer treatment sometimes can have such side effects. Oxaliplatin which is the drug most commonly used can cause this. You can meet the Dr. who has treated you for physical examination. Usually recurrence causes pain first not numbness. You will need a PET CT or a CT for chemotherapy response evaluation which can ultimately rule out recurrence.
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Lower Hip Gone Numb, Then Back And Abdomen Also. Finished Chemo For Rectal Cancer. Is This Recurrence ?

Chemotherapy which is given for rectal cancer treatment sometimes can have such side effects. Oxaliplatin which is the drug most commonly used can cause this. You can meet the Dr. who has treated you for physical examination. Usually recurrence causes pain first not numbness. You will need a PET CT or a CT for chemotherapy response evaluation which can ultimately rule out recurrence.