Hi John ~ Yes, I am all too familiar with the "blockage". Fortunately, I was in the hospital at the time..having my ileostomy reversal. The days kept going on and on without the "signals of success" of passing "gas" or having the lovely B/M. (bowel movement) ..but they ...

Hi JUSTSING ~ It sounds to me like most everyone on here has some pretty "caring" doctors. When I had my issue with diarrhea during radiation...they just told me to follow the BRAT diet. The doc wanted to check out the area ...so..reluctantly I assume "position"...and she very qu...

Terry ~ thank you for your info. yesterday ...you are such a sweetie! HI Jaynee ~ Do you still use Questran and do you know if comes in pill form? Just wondering if it is a long term "drug" or for temporary use. I already have several of the symptoms you listed for the chronic proctitis. W...

Yes, they have tested me twice for the C-diff. Can they test C-diff thru bloodwork??? I thought I saw that on the labwork order (but it was so small that I couldn't tell for sure). Terry, can I ask why your daughter would take Questran. (geez, that's easier to say than Choles......). Did she use tha...

Hi All ~ I've been reluctant to post this subject, simply because I didn't know how to explain it. Here goes: Has anyone had any problem with "very severe diarrhea "after having their takedown surgery?? I have had continuous diarrhea (initially up to 100 times per day)...but have knocked i...

Hi ~ I am one of the quiet ones on the board (that didn't sound right, lol. no offense please)...but this is the perfect opportunity for me and I had to say: Terry ~ Thank you for the warm & uplifting suggestion. I too would very much welcome Prayers... and will continue to pray for everyone her...

Hello ~ Yes, I did encounter "somewhat" of that problem. I finally convinced my gyne doctor to run some tests because I knew "something" was wrong with me, (We know our own bodies) and she was a bit reluctant. I emphasized the symptoms I was having (to no avail) ...and then I tos...

Hey..thanks Eric & CRguy ~ I needed that laugh! Eric, I knew you were kooky when I finally figured out what you were throwing in the waste can. (The one in your posted photo). Keep it up! And by the way ~ I had to respond to your comment regarding some of your side effects. I finished my first p...

Hi again~ I just wanted to thank those who responded, for enlightening me on the "hemi-colectomy". I was following the thread on the concern of an "anastomotic leak" and I hadn't heard that term before, (which is just somewhat different than those used for rectal cancer.) and als...

Hi again, Kimberly ~ When you have a moment ~ I was wondering if I could ask you a few more questions. Did your doc do the "j-pouch" procedure?? When I called my doc's office regarding the extreme pain I was getting "inside" my rectum (probably near where the tumor was removed) a...

Hello ~ I'm wondering if someone could tell me what a "hemi-colectomy" is? Thank you!

OMG Kimberly ~ Thank you. I have been so sad with this new complication. Every bit of advice I get really makes me feel better. I've tried explaining to my family how the pain is just exhausting me mentally and physically and making me literally sick. I haven't eaten a thing since breakfast this mor...

Thank you both, Eric & Ivona for your responses. (Hi Pam!) I certainly can see that everyone has a little different result from all the havoc our bodies have been thru. I am new here...so, I have no idea where this post is going to show up. lol. Yes, Eric, I did have radiation trtmnts (along wit...

HI B/B ~ I'm the person Pam was referring to. I had to register and join to respond. The pain that I am having is inside the rectum (not just on the outside from, ummm...wiping too much). It is happening at least 15 -20 times an hour and the pain is unbelievable/unbearable. I don't know if they are ...