Hi, I was diagnosed with rectal cancer and after a seeing a few doctors, who concurred with the treatment, I had chemo and radiation for 5 weeks, then surgery to remove the tumor. The tumor was too close to the rectum so I had to have a colonostemy, which now I'm getting used to. I had to wear a catheder for a couple months because they cut my urethra during surgery, and I had to let it heal. I just started my 4 months of follow up chemo. My problem is I still have pain where my rectum used to be. I weaned myself off the pain meds after the surgery. My surgeon told me my pain was from the nerves around my scar tissue, and it would get better. After 3 months, I'm still in a lot of pain, especialy when I sit on a hard chair, which I try to avoid. It's causing me to lose sleep. It's been 3 months since my surgery and my surgeon seems to dismiss my complaints about the pain. Has anyone had any experiance with this and is there any thing I can do? Thanks, David