The family of a man diagnosed with terminal cancer have claimed he was asked to leave a pub because his drainage bag was attracting attention from customers.
Sean Gannon, 30, was approached by the landlord of The Fontygary Inn in Rhoose after going to the pub on Thursday night.
Sean, a father-of-two, was diagnosed with incurable synovial sarcoma six weeks ago and underwent an operation last month to remove a tumour from his arm.
On Thursday, Sean, his brother Mathew and a friend visited their local pub for a drink after what his mother Sharon described as a "bad day".
But his family claim he was asked to leave the premises as the sight of his draining bag was "offensive" to diners.
This has been disputed by landlord Kevin Eade, who said he did not ask the customers to leave but asked Sean to cover the bag with his coat.
Sean's mother Sharon Gannon, 53, said: "My son was having a bad day anyway and my boys are very close so my son and his friend came up to take him down there just to get him out.
"They were in the corner sitting quietly and my son had a big coat covering the drain in his arm and you see the wires.
"The landlord told him to leave because it was offending customers as the tubes were showing.
"It was absolutely devastating. I had so many emotions - I was crying, I was angry, I was sad for my son not for me.
"It's still very raw. I know he's a man at his age but he's still my baby.
"I don't want this to happen to anyone else."
Sharon said she phoned the pub to complain and claims the landlord hung up on her.
In a post shared on Facebook, Sean's brother Mathew Gannon said: "Coming to terms with the devastating news of this diagnosis has had a huge impact on Sean and my family.
"Sean has not only had to endure the emotional impact but physical impact with multiple surgeries and a future treatment plan in place.
"This evening in an attempt to provide some normality and alleviate the emotional impact on my brother, myself and another family member chose to take Sean to a local pub in Rhoose (where he lives) to enable him to talk.
"Sean initially was embarrassed about having to go out and had even turned down the opportunity to see his idol Floyd Mayweather in Cardiff because he was conscious about his drain being in place.
"The Fontygary Inn seemed the perfect place to go being a small local pub in his home village. How wrong could we be! Whilst sat quietly and discreetly in the corner Sean had his drain and bag covered the owner approached Sean and asked him to leave as found his drain offensive to himself and the very limited number of people in there."
Mr Eade said had approached Mr Gannon in the smoking area of the pub and asked him to rearrange his coat to cover his drain bag after it had become visible.
He said he wants to apologise to Mr Gannon and his family for this but said the incident had been misunderstood and "blown out of proportion".
Mr Eade said: "I didn't have complaints from any customers. I just had eyes there looking at me so I took the opportunity as they were outside to say 'hey boys, could you help me out, could you ensure the bag is covered back up', which I think is quite a reasonable request.
"That was met by obscenities so I backed away and they didn't come back in the pub."
Mr Eade said he wanted to apologise to Mr Gannon but had not been able to make contact with him.
The landlord said he had received a phone call from a member of Mr Gannon's family on the night of the incident but had been unable to explain what had happened.
He said: "I could understand she was upset but she didn't really want to listen to me.
"What the guy is going through is horrendous. The last thing I want to do is exacerbate that situation. I just wanted to explain to him and fully apologise.
"I don't want to put any more on him, I don't want to pester him."
In a post shared on The Fontygary Inn Facebook page, Mr Eade wrote: "You may have read about a situation at the pub last night.
"I feel really bad about what has happened and realise this gentleman must be going through a very difficult time.
"I am extremely upset that people think I would intentionally upset somebody in this way. I feel terrible about what is being said on social media because it doesn't represent the true facts and I categorically did not ask the gentleman to leave.
"I am deeply saddened by the whole event."
