Due to complications from my colostomy surgery back in 2012 I finally had the big pelvic floor reconstruction this past April. As a result, I have a "Barbie butt". My questions are for anyone having similar surgery. It is now the end of December and I'm still sore, from what I'm reading th...

has anyone read about this new device developed in Australia? From what I've seen it looks like a life saver and FREEDOM!!! it's a start up and they're looking for money and testing, but I'm dying to find out when it will be available.

Thanks so much for posting, as always, it's nice to know you're not alone!

Since my surgeries, chemo and radiation I am hot ALL the time. I am 47 years old and female, but I've had a couple of blood tests done to test for menopause, and so far they say that's not it. That leads me back to all the cancer stuff. I rarely cool off. I live in Kansas City now, and with the weat...

I'm one of those that always gets weird side effects, but it was much later. Pain from radiation started about week 4, and the fatigue was horrible. All I really need was the Aquafor , by the end of radiation everything was back to normal. That was around Christmas of 2010. In May 2012 my routine CT...

Going to the beach in April, and this will be the first time with a colostomy. My new normal I think will require a new suit. I've been searching the internet for a tankini style bathing suit, but I'm looking a tankini's for a long torso, because obviously I want it as long as possible. Also no too ...

I couldn't agree with you more! I tell everyone my story, and I'm always saying "everyone talks about boobs but no one wants to talk about butts!" I now have a permanent colostomy and am very open about talking about it. As in, see where this can lead... Our insurance here at work now cove...

Dx'd rectal ca stage III Sept 2010, colon resection, chemo and radiation
NED
Sept 2012 fallout from radiation caused complications, new colon
resection w/ perm colostomy, fighting pelvic mass infection now
Dr says radiation necrosis but at least I'm still NED

Original resection 9/20/10 w/ cancer, f/u w/ chemo/radiation. All good except could never have a complete colonoscopy. Turns out I had a stricture, got sent to a specialist, went back in 9/17/12 for another resection, this time removing entire rectum (which was completely fried from radiation) and n...

Well it does help that it seems common, my doctor said not to worry. I sure hope I'm in the the 6 week percentage though, this is awful! I'm not sure what's worse, the smell or the pain! My husband thought I was emptying a bag it smelled so bad. I've got some openings where I had a couple of staples...

Well I had my surgery 3 weeks ago, and now have a permanent colostomy, which is doing well. I'm wondering though about this urge I still have to go to the potty the old way, I know it's called phantom, but my issue is that may be but it really hurts! Has anyone else had this? This happens many times...

very similar here, except my cancer has been gone. I've not got a rectal stricture that deveoloped from radiation that no one caught before the thing grew so big that we have no choice but to go in and have another resection done. I was lucky with my first resection, no ostomy, but like you I will h...

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They told me I'd get tired. I thought, oh well, whatever. It was unbelievable the fatigue I had! it was like no other fatigue I'd ever had in my life, and I would almost swear that my youngest son was such a terrible baby that he didn't sleep for the first two years! Nothing was like chemo. I found ...

wow you guys are so helpful! I will take all your suggestions and keep all this in mind. I thought I was doing pretty good, then I watched a video on youtube showing how to change a bad and got freaked out all over again! Then I remembered to come here and read some more posts and that helps so much...