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by Stomatrooper
Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:46 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Hope - Thirteen Year Survival
Replies: 8
Views: 2391

Re: Hope - Thirteen Year Survival

Thanks for posting - always nice to see a positive post from long-term survivor.

11+ years for me and I am thankful every day too.

A rare visit to this site for me today and nice to pick up your positive story

Kia Kaha
by Stomatrooper
Sun Jun 27, 2021 12:46 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Ileostomy Reversal - My Journey
Replies: 20
Views: 10572

Re: Ileostomy Reversal - My Journey

Thanks for posting Xndman I can relate to your circumstances and it's always interesting to read posts of similar experiences. Mine was a low rectal tumour (resulting in rectum removal along with half the sigmoid colon and half the anal canal). Following ULAR surgery I had a temporary illeostomy &am...
by Stomatrooper
Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:16 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Resection Distance / Margins - what were yours?
Replies: 5
Views: 1522

Re: Resection Distance / Margins - what were yours?

Mine was "Less than 1 mm", to quote my surgeon..............My results were late to my surgeon because the lab was going over and over trying to establish if anything was positive on the fringe, there was discussions of further chemo etc though nothing further was done.............this fol...
by Stomatrooper
Sat Nov 14, 2015 10:40 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Six Years
Replies: 42
Views: 8010

Re: Six Years

Nice to see an old familiar name doing well when I made a rare visit to this site - good news stories are always great to see - good luck for the future.
by Stomatrooper
Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:17 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: 5 Years NED
Replies: 17
Views: 2877

Re: 5 Years NED

@ Darkness embraced - thanks @wifeandmum - thanks Dorothy, please to see you are going well, I think of you from time-to-time and your reports on your reversal (just prior to mine) were a great help and gave me strength when I was feeling low @Horizon - another name I recall well, all the best @ CR ...
by Stomatrooper
Wed Oct 07, 2015 3:03 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: 5 Years NED
Replies: 17
Views: 2877

Re: 5 Years NED

Thanks everyone @ Sophy - Pleased to see that your treatment is going good (NED) as well. @ Chrissyrice - remember you from way back - see that you had a recurrence to deal with, good luck and keep battling Chrissy @sams wife - Thanks, pleased you got a smile, all the best for your Hubbie @Jens22 - ...
by Stomatrooper
Tue Oct 06, 2015 7:17 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: 5 Years NED
Replies: 17
Views: 2877

5 Years NED

For the record, pleased to provide a positive report: 5 Years today Post ULAR - No Evidence of Disease - enjoying good health and Bowel Function It's not always been an easy road despite being diagnosed as stage 1 which doesn't seem such a big deal in comparison to many on this forum - initially a m...
by Stomatrooper
Tue Aug 26, 2014 1:23 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Dick's Celebration of Life
Replies: 36
Views: 6184

Re: Dick's Celebration of Life

Thank you for sharing Kathleen It's my first visit to this site for some while so it is only now that I am saddened by the news of Dicks passing, my condolences. I didn't know Dick, but recall a little of him through some of your posts when I first came to this club - a guy who loved life and the Su...
by Stomatrooper
Sat Jun 21, 2014 5:12 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Our beloved Ashlee has passed
Replies: 104
Views: 16335

Re: Our beloved Ashlee has passed

A rare visitor to this site nowadays it was with shock and sadness that I learned of Ashlee's passing - Ashlee, one of the 'names' and regular contributors to colon-talk.
by Stomatrooper
Sat Jun 21, 2014 5:27 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Calling time on your reversal
Replies: 35
Views: 5723

Re: Calling time on your reversal

You are still in the early stages - don't give up yet It took me 12 - 18 months before things settled down (and my chemo-rad was pre-op) During the first 18 months I was a regular metamucil user and on high fibre diet - only wholegrain bread - this kept me regular and was generally good for the guts...
by Stomatrooper
Sat Jun 21, 2014 5:06 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Repeat Colonoscopy, how often?
Replies: 17
Views: 2709

Re: Repeat Colonoscopy, how often?

It's a three year thing for me - that's the norm' here
by Stomatrooper
Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:25 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: JulieG .... another beautiful person gone too soon.
Replies: 18
Views: 4040

Re: JulieG .... another beautiful person gone too soon.

Prompted to Log on today for the first time in ages (following a PM message) and spotted this sad news.

I remember Julie for her vibrant positive and interesting posts and could not anticipate how close she was to this.

Deeply saddened

Best wishes to her family



John
by Stomatrooper
Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:20 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Ileostomy reversal post rectal resection recovery
Replies: 6
Views: 1945

Re: Ileostomy reversal post rectal resection recovery

We are all different

For me 2 x weeks (but I work mainly from home anyway) - I think it is better if you can take a month off.
by Stomatrooper
Fri Sep 13, 2013 5:34 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Reversal worries
Replies: 14
Views: 1563

Re: Reversal worries

Mike I just replied to your PM and answered the points you raised regarding experience as best I can. It prompted me to log-on here for the first time in several months and I read this post - In doing so I realised that I misunderstood your question regarding operation experience and answered in rel...
by Stomatrooper
Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:45 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Important Milestone For Me
Replies: 56
Views: 4677

Re: Important Milestone For Me

Congrats on the milestone - encouraging stuff for cancer sufferers and all.

How did you manage it?

I sense a 'BrownBagger comes clean with Oprah' Interview on the horizon.

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