https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Treatments-and-side-effects/Urethra-cancer/m-p/28411#M3112 <P>hello there</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>My mum has been receiving palliative&nbsp;chemotherapy for a suspected tumor (no biopsy was ever done) found in her urethra. Unfortunately the tumor hasn’t shrunk and remains stable. The plan was to shrink it then operate as it was too big but than hasn’t happened.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Now, my mum has extreme pain urinating. Her symptoms are that when she pees it’s not too painful however after it’s excruciating as her cliterous swells up and internal pain within the vagina pretty much leaves her speechless. She cannot really sit on the sofa as it’s too painful</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Doctors have no idea what it is up and quite literally said they don’t know&nbsp;what to do.&nbsp;She&nbsp;has had a stent fitted to help with the passing of urine but after 5 prescriptions of back to back anti-biotics (mind-boggling) no pain&nbsp;relief at all.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>This is basically a post to reach out to anyone who May have experienced or had a similar issue as I can’t just sit here and wait for appointments which are 14 days apart then come up with nothing and ask her to wait longer.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Understandably this part of the forum is for those with cancer but I’m really trying to find anyone who has been through this.</P> Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:00:03 GMT ET83 2018-11-21T00:00:03Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Treatments-and-side-effects/Urethra-cancer/m-p/28411#M3112 <P>hello there</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>My mum has been receiving palliative&nbsp;chemotherapy for a suspected tumor (no biopsy was ever done) found in her urethra. Unfortunately the tumor hasn’t shrunk and remains stable. The plan was to shrink it then operate as it was too big but than hasn’t happened.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Now, my mum has extreme pain urinating. Her symptoms are that when she pees it’s not too painful however after it’s excruciating as her cliterous swells up and internal pain within the vagina pretty much leaves her speechless. She cannot really sit on the sofa as it’s too painful</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Doctors have no idea what it is up and quite literally said they don’t know&nbsp;what to do.&nbsp;She&nbsp;has had a stent fitted to help with the passing of urine but after 5 prescriptions of back to back anti-biotics (mind-boggling) no pain&nbsp;relief at all.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>This is basically a post to reach out to anyone who May have experienced or had a similar issue as I can’t just sit here and wait for appointments which are 14 days apart then come up with nothing and ask her to wait longer.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Understandably this part of the forum is for those with cancer but I’m really trying to find anyone who has been through this.</P> Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:00:03 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Treatments-and-side-effects/Urethra-cancer/m-p/28411#M3112 ET83 2018-11-21T00:00:03Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Treatments-and-side-effects/Urethra-cancer/m-p/28439#M3121 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/6055">@ET83</a>,</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>How is your Mum doing today?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Being on antibiotics seems strange to me, were you going through her regular GP for that? It seems to me it might be more nerve related - are you able to chat with her treatment team or oncologist at all?</P> Wed, 21 Nov 2018 01:17:01 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Treatments-and-side-effects/Urethra-cancer/m-p/28439#M3121 Katekat 2018-11-21T01:17:01Z