What did you use to help alleviate the pain from your radiation burns?

You are a sweetheart. I wish you well.

So interesting to see your radiation treatment was so different to mine. I had to lie on my belly and my bladder had to be full of water to raise my bladder out of harms way. I got cystitis symptoms but no burning on the outside of my skin. I'm in Ireland by the way 😊

Thank you. I wish I had seen a video like this before my treatment.

Thanks for sharing, you are so brave. God bless you and your family I will forever keep you in my prayers.

You looks so positive and energetic, No one actually can believe that you had a cancer

I had severe cramping which laid me out even with morphine tablets was prescribed Buscupan for cramps and what a world of difference no cramping pain and no pain killers

What a wonderful service you are providing for patients, their family and friends...keep it up !

What an honest and informative video, thank you. I certainly hope you're doing much better now. Not easy to talk about all of this stuff, thank you for sharing as I know it isn't easy to share with the world. Starting rad treatment in 2 weeks to neck and armpit area for Hodgkin's Lymphoma - hoping it's a short and successful journey. Love from CA-.

Hi Jelena, thank you for posting this video! It was very informative. I'm in my 3rd week now. Same diagnosis different treatment plan. However I feel like your video taught me more then the radiation oncologist that I currently see. Don't get me wrong she is great but I get nervous and don't ask questions. I do now know what to ask thanks to your video. So happy you are in remission!!!

I’ve just been diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. You give me hope ❤

Thanks so much for taking the time to share your radiation treatment experiences. I was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer in May of 2022 and am in my 5th week of radiation treatment. Luckily, I have not experienced much of the inside burning that you describe, maybe because the radiation that I am receiving is a proton therapy that is supposed to minimize the damage to non cancerous tissue. Anal and bladder issues are another matter. As you described, bowel movements can be painful and unproductive and my urine stream is very weak and frequent trips to the bathroom are needed. I am drinking lots of water and taking stool softeners with minimal results. I would welcome diarrhea!!! What type of food did you eat during treatment? Thanks again for sharing your experiences and preparing those of us facing the treatment trifecta of radiation/chemo/surgery.

Jelena, thank you so much for messaging me yesterday evening. I love your videos! I've also subscribed. Thanks so much for being so informative on the process and treatments. You are a Blessing!

Thanks for the information. My prayers are with you 🙏. Hope so everything in your life is going well.

Thank you for this video series. Now I know what I’m facing.

Found your channel doing research for a class project as I just started school to become a radiation therapist. 15 years ago my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer with metastasis to her liver and she is now 13 years clear after a reoccurrence 1 1/2 years after first diagnosis and treatment. Your channel is such a great resource, keep it up and sending healthy vibes your way.

Beautiful honest video Jelena........I hope your well now xx

Thank you all your information

thank you so much for your video, today was my first radiation treatment ,i learned from you to ask about if my vagina is going to shrink,the nurse did say that i have to work with my obgyn after the treatment . i did finish 8 rounds of chemo which was not bad ,my body did pretty well, im kind of scared of radiation though , but i will get through this , ive been watching your video and learned a lot from you and its giving me hope .

Thank you. Great info.

Thank you again for sharing! I am in my 3rd day of radiation in my the Lymph nodes in my pelvis and already feeling the burn- Thanks for the warning on the va-jay-jay shrinkage- I heard about that and not happy about it - calling my doc now for the SSD cream- Thanks and Happy to hear you are cancer free!

This is such wonderful information, I really wish I had seen this before or even during my treatment. You really described it to a T. Thankfully, I am getting to the point for my ileostomy reversal. My surgery was successful and the pathology report showed that I am 100% cancer free! I hope more people run across your videos as this will help them to prepare.

My mum is on xeloda nd radiation.. An you plz tell us what was your diet and what did u avoid.. Duringthis therapy

I am so glad I found your channel dear. First of all I am happy that you are better now . My brother is having his first treatment tomorrow and I been looking for some information about all of this. Nobody had a better explanation of this then you wow amazing job . Thank you thank you ❤️❤️❤️

I'm going through treatment now I am a male samething thanks for sharing this is my 3rd week

Hi Jelena I just love listening to your videos it gives me alot of information about the cancer. I have stage 3 colon cancer starting radiation July 5.and Xeloda. Any other advice to give I would love to have. Bless you and your family. Stay strong because you keep me Strong

i have the same cancer as survivor jelena and closes to the same area. I lust got done with my treatment of only 5 days and no burns but constantly having to go to the bathroom most of the time . on the fifth treatment i stop eating and it helped a lot it. tommrrow is day six

My daughter was just diagnosed with colorectal cancer. She was diagnosed with Stage 2. They are doing chemo and no radiation. Her tests were a lot less also. Wonder why? She starts chemo Monday. Her mass was blocking her colon so she had to have surgery. None was found in her lymph nodes or other major organs.

I hope these symptoms are explained to patients prior to treatments.

My tattoos are on both sides of my hips and one in the middle of my pelvis. I wonder why Because vwe both have colorectal cancer???Could it be because of the location I feel like maybe my tumor sits closer to my rectum exit...

Wish I had known about the burn treatment remedies. I had to just tough it out. They also failed to inform me about the destruction of the male reproductivity works. My treatments were just a couple months behind yours. Thank you for your out reach!

Hey jelena ! My mom has gone through 17 radiation and xeloda but the treatment had to be stopped as the abdominal pain is immense and diarrhea seems to not end. She goes in and has to go in a minute , it isn’t stopping was ur experience like this . How bad was the diarrhea? And when did it end?

did you ever get to see the CT scan or Xray of the treatment area?

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I just wore a pair of Odd Socks every day lol

Another good video.. thanks for the info. I just finished 6 rounds of chemo and on the cap oral chemo. Starting radiation on July 5th. For 6 weeks. Did your mouth get weird feeling like constant novacain in the mouth.🤮

I’m getting ready to start radiation and chemotherapy treatments

Hello ! My mom has been detected with a very similar situation . Her radiation and xeloda has started please guide me how I can increase her energy levels as after radiation she feels fatigued.

Did you have your ileostomy during this or was that after radiation??

Hello everyone - my husband who is 84 yrs (and 10 months) was recently diagnosed with stage 2/3 rectal cancer. He has a bit of dementia, is being treated for PTSD, heart disease, high cholesterol and diabetes. In 2022 he began to have what he thought was chronic diarrhea with some bleeding. After about 6 months, he finally went to our primary care doctor who did a stool sample test because he did not want to have a colonoscopy. He had other tests which ultimately showed a thickness in the lower part of his rectum. Fast forward, he’s now in week 2 of 6 radio/chemo(pills by mouth) treatments every weekday. He sees a radiology oncologist and a medical oncologist who handles the chemo part and will see a colorectal surgeon toward the end of this round of treatments. This whole experience has been really a shock and stressful for him. I’ve been on Google and KZfaq including watching your videos and I’m beginning to wonder about his ability to tolerate the next parts of the treatment. Any thoughts? Thanks. Gail

Can you still use the dilators years after going through radiation? They only told me I needed to use it once AFTER I was done with radiation, unless I had sex, which I did, as painful as it was at that time. It's still so painful I hardly ever want to engage with my husband. I feel so bad for him. Can this still help me???

If you have any sort of radiation does it affect your sex organs or only radiation directed in that area?

Hello jelena did your abdomen and pelvic area feel sore all the time during radiation and more so when u used to have bowel movement? My mom has constant pain , is that normal?

Hi jelena... My mother who is 60 years old had her 1st radiation yesterday...She has endometrial cancer 3rd grade...She also carries her catheter till now... I have a doubt when the doctors will say to stop eating raw fruits what should she eat? I mean what did u eat? Plz suggest and plz reply.. 🙏

Rectum damn near killed em!

I wish I had seen this before my treatment. Do you have any lasting effects from the radiation? It has been several months and I still have painful side effects. Prescription Silverdeen cream felt like heaven for my burns (they didn't tape me!) and aquaphor ointment helped a lot with wiping and burning. Thanks for this video!

I diagnosed with esophagus cancer same chemotherapy giving me I had taken my first chemotherapy 7 cycle is pending and radiation is pending

Have you changed your diet to help keep the cancer from coming back?

Did your tumor shrink after all that suffering?

hello again Jelena, how did you got your cancer? is it through family history, from diet, or from always staying hungry. any suspect?

God heal us

How are you Jelena , i am Marko i got 2,8 cm rectum cancer close to anus fairway 2,5 cm, do the CT, MRI and soon go to radioation ,if kill cancer dont do opration if not pu the stoma .

Good morning Jelena. Did you have problems going to go pee while doing radiation and Xeloda. I'm getting nervous.

Did you lose your hair? If so, what chemo caused it?

Hi, I just wonder, why the whole time you were getting radiation therapy, You were not prescribe with TPN, When losing weight is expected.

From HPV Virus?

Do you ever forget to use the dilators or skip sex for a week? I just can’t imagine using dilators every week for the REST OF MY LIFE. That’s insane. I heard it was just the first year.

I was never told my stage in my colorectal cancer. And they're giving me chemo together with my radiation 5 days a week 30 minutes a day. Are they supposed to tell you your stage???

after 7 chemo's & 35 radiation on my cervix, On 15-09-2019 i got hysterectomy ( bcs cancer stage 2a) but after the operation didn't get well,i got incontinent,....and im still on hospital with 2 nephrostomy on my kidneys. bcs my bladder was injured true radiation .. A prof.dr. said to me my bladder have 6cm fistula and im going to have a Bricker urostomy wich i dont want that :( radiation therapy is not worth 4 nothing only burning ur body and the healthy organs wich have to do nothing with ur cancer . if had to chose now , i never had done . i write this from my hosp.bed :(

Get to the point lady

In 2019, I was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer to the liver at age 45. There was no family history. I had severe abdominal pain, fatigue, changes in bathroom habits. My physician assisatant thought I was gluten intolerant. That was not the case. I had a colonoscopy and had 2 polyps. One was benign, the other malignant. I had a pet scan a month after the colonoscopy and that is when i found out I was stage 4. I had a portacath put in so I could get chemo. I also went home with a pump. I had 6 rounds of chemo, surgery and more chemo after. I have been cancer free for 4 yrs. I'm happy to be a survivor. Nobody tells you about the after. I will have neuropothy for the rest of my life.