Hi Susan, I've started taking bicarbonate soda (soup spoon on an empty stomach n the morning in small amount of wate, ) and within an hour I'm emptied for the day, I'll try too take less at the weekend and see if it's as effective,,, I'm working this week so can't chance taking a lesser amount,,, I...

Not a problem ATM but I don't remember swelling but in saying that I was in hospital for 2 weeks in a pajamas so might not have noticed it's as much I've a nice belly ( I love wine and cheese and and and lol)! so my opening looks like an elephants ass lol very fetching lol lol I'll tattoo around it...

Scary ? Sorry, I thought I'd read you had blood again etc in stools ? Xxx annie xxx Sorry I misread your post. Yes after chemo radiation which was done in Feb 2017, I thought all was well. I had scopes for 6 months twice and nothing. Then the same bleeding starting happening again and thats how I k...

Hi Rikamaroo Did you feel any symptoms before recurrence ? So was it about 6 months after you had stopped chemo rad or more ? Thanks for help xxx Annie ccx No symptoms. I just went for my 3 month follow-ups and scans and blood work and that is how they saw recurrence. Scary ? Sorry, I thought I'd r...

Rikimaroo... I am so sorry to hear you had the local recurrence. I imagine that must have been devastating for you, but you sound like you have a positive attitude. I am missing where you are in the process? Did you have your surgery? And I’m curious why you want a permanent ileostomy (have to read...

Lake swim: You are commenting about newfound hip/pelvis pain following chemo radiation and wondering “What’s up?” I was a physical therapist before chronic ill-health found me and treated many individuals following radiation therapy. Radiation has known effects on the connective tissue that compris...

HI SUSAN I'm not Gona lie ,, ITS ROUGH!!!!! I may have turned a corner today??? Lol Slept for 5hours last night and only 5 times to the toilet this morning ( from 7/11am) clean up is less today which makes all the difference ( skin is in bits) It's like radiation all over again :( :( :( Accept for ...

Eleda wrote:Hi Anne,,, yes thus Thursday

How did you get on Adele ?? Xxx

I don't like hearing this MC Pudd :( ,but I get it in relation to comfort and quality,,,, many people have had good results with Avistin,,,,!!!!!!!! We are all only a phonecall away from a life changing event,,,,," EVERYONE" We are slightly fortunate ( if I can say that ) if we survive a ...

Eleda wrote:Hi ANNE
I'm seeing the surgon on Friday Anne, so hoping I'll have a date then to go ahead within the next month
Thanks
Adele X

His did it go Adele.. ? Hope you have your date ! Lots of love Xxx Annie xxx

Same here every day got a bit better, but I know when Ur in the throws of it a day to day evaluation is what u want,,,, I'm sure ull find it on mike's thread..... He documented everything firm day one,,,,practly by the hour http://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=58447#p4600...

I basically had the same as W & W (except my 'biopsy' was a full thickness excision) and I only had a CT chest/abdomen/pelvis every 6 months. I may be cynical here, but I highly doubt that you would get your insurance company to pay for an MRI every 3 months. Like the newer W&W, my protocol...

I wrote a lengthy post about my appt @MSK this week but the draft I had saved disappeared. Here's an abbreviated replacement. (I have my first cold post-treatment and it's quite a doozy so I don't have much energy.) Interesting things to note about MSK: - My MRI @ MSK was a RECTAL MRI vs. the 3 PEL...

Hi Jolene You should check this out. He is head of MSK Colorectal surgery and running the watch and wait study. I'm surprised you have not been advised to do full chemotherapy. It's called "consolidation" chemo and increases the chance of a full response. My opinion is that I would do eve...

Me too Susan, struggling with the joints ATM, also manopause isint helping it. Im completely post manopausal now,, ( thanks to radiation) , so should probably take a calcium and magnesium supplement,,,,, I'm weigh training 3 times a week But don't do much core /abs because I'm afraid I'll gather a ...