Congrats Beckster! Time to get on with the rest of your life!

Room temp Guinness...everything else tastes like shit. Honestly, water tasted like shit. I would advise trying different kinds of bottled water, try Figi, Dasani, Aquafina, etc. They all have a slightly different taste and one may be more tolerable than the others.=m but damn water was so hard to dr...

Pills. I took them during 5.5 weeks of radiation and after surgery with Oxi. I had zero problems/zero side effects with the pills. I also chose not to have a port, took the Oxi straight into the vein. It wasn't a picnic, but I didn't have to have the surgery to put the port in or out. I was only pla...

BUTT ..... you just knew there had to be at least ONE !!!! :mrgreen: regarding the side effects / discomfort etc. You should be all over the Oncs and their assistants about that ! There are and can be a number of things which can be done to relieve problems. Let them know and keep BUGGING them unti...

Radiation induced menopause here. And while I love the no period thing - I'd take it back in a heartbeat to get back normal sex (eg not crying in pain) and the hot flashes. The hot flashes are so overwhelming. Initially, I struggled with upwards of 30 night sweats each night for months. I ended up t...

Hi Judy, The key is using a small amount of water with the Metamucil (the other products just don't work for me, I know it tastes like shit, but I just chug the 8 oz of it quick). The smaller the amount of water, the more it will slow down your bowels. There used to be a section or download on the M...

Hi Judy, You're still really early since your surgery, and it does take time to find the right routine. I will preface that I didn't have a reversal, as I didn't have a temp ileo - but I can tell you it was some rough times after surgery. Part of it is just time. I'm 4 years out and I think I do pre...

Ditto as Julie regarding the steroids. They actually cut mine way back after the first round - I felt like I was going to jump out of my skin. The side effect was the chemo hit me like a freight train right away. I'm sure someone else mentioned this, take the anti-nausea even if you don't think you ...

I'll add my 2 cents for Suprep. It's easy, definitely a lot like cherry cough syrup - but I had a spoon of lemon sorbet right after and it cuts the heavy cherry taste. It's a small amount at one sitting, so you can just chug it and go. It's a 2 part and works really fast, so it's over with quickly a...

Is it laparoscopic or open?

Congrats Diane! So good to hear.

I totally get it Kristi! And the funny part is that I just had this same problem last week! I was filling out the damn questionnaire that I fill out every fricking year for my CT scans and this time I noticed where they type in the reasons why you are there said "follow up for colon cancer"...

I'll chime in that it was rough at times for awhile, and you make yourself aware of bathroom locations everywhere you go, but for me it got better with time and Metamucil. I never had the temp ileo - so I can't speak to that. Now things are pretty good - there are frustrating times, but it doesn't s...

I just saw your other topic and linked you back here. Lol. Get a great gynecologist and start there. You need premarin cream and vagafem.

Rhonda - you are not alone. There are several threads on this, here's a recent one. http://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=57249. Get a great gynecologist ASAP.