Minor though, they figure it is stage 1 or 2 at the worst. The recommendation was to have a right right hemicolectomy ... I was in a similar situation and sometimes I wonder whether this was a right decision to get a surgery. Nothing is free in our world and there are pros and cons in both decision...

WarriorSpouse wrote:I hope that some of what has been written here has helped her along the way.

Or not.
The latest virtuous attack on Nik was rather vicious.

NHMike wrote:For those that do abs exercises: how much time between reversal and when you started to do situps.

Have you had an open or laparoscopic surgery?
I have a recollection that even some people with laparoscopic surgery have managed to get hernias.

https://academic.oup.com/jnci/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jnci/djy098/5038128?redirectedFrom=fulltext - I saw this article and thought it was really good. ... The good news about this for me, is that it means as a patient I have some control No it doesn't. The quality of modern health scie...

... a finding on an MRI. The report reads that a .5 cm indeterminate lesion was found on my liver, conspicuous as hypointense on post-gadolinium images. What else do you have? E.g. what is your TNM score? The more CT scans I had the more I learned about "indeterminate" stuff in my liver, ...

She lives in Canada and even though we are allowed second opinions it appears to be frowned upon and not always easy. It's the first time I hear that "second opinion is frowned upon". Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get a second opinion? According to CRguy (Canuck from BC) you ...

https://www.nccn.org/patients/resources/life_after_cancer/nutrition.aspx What's Best to Eat? During cancer treatment, many people lose weight because chemotherapy and radiation side effects, such as nausea, taste changes and loss of appetite, make eating unpalatable; sometimes the therapy itself im...

mpbser wrote:Then I don't understand why the NCAN guidelines recommend a plant based diet.

Could you please share this link with us.

I was excited to get my CT scan results but heartbroken when they showed two small (1mm & 4 mm) lung nodules.... now I've gone from being confident, proactive & goal-oriented to a total mess. :( These are too small. They could have been missed on a previous CT scan. They can also be of non-...

How old is your husband? My son (a medical doctor) once told me that from point of view of cancer recurrence I could eat anything. There is no scientific evidence that your diet has any measurable effect on a risk of recurrence. On the other hand I significantly modified my diet and level of physica...

Where do you live that you haven't been able to see an oncologist in 4 months? Canada or another single payer country? For me 2 month waiting for a surgery seems in line with Canadian situation. Many Americans have not even heard about "Waiting times". However in many countries it's a rea...

Just keep in mind that scientific evidence of usefulness of the above approaches is missing.

Daniellabella wrote: My husbands work only gives him 5 sick days and 4 personal days.

What about vacation?
I assume tha he should have at least a few weeks.

What about his benefits?
I have not heard about an employer that doesn't provide at least minimal plan.

Leeloo wrote:I’m on b12 injections for life, however I think it’s a small price to pay for being cancer free now.

I apologize for thread drift.

Why do you need B12 in case of right hemicolectomy?
Why do you need injections instead of pills?

Just search this forum for "right hemicolectomy". Some people are back to almost normal in a few weeks. Other people have severe issues after 10 years. Right hemicolectomy removes ileo-cecal valve, that is an important part of your digestive system. Is colonoscopic removal of your mass an ...