My son just had a hernia repaired and the mesh was not used. He said the dr told him it was tiny so he would not use. I have seen they have had problems with the mesh as well. I also have a hernia at my ileostomy sight. It is small and does not bother me, so my surgeon wants to just watch and not do...

Does the doctor think the enemas could be causing the issue? Also, can they see anything via exam or scope in the office? I know my surgeon does an endoscope every visit to be sure everything looks good. I also do daily enemas. My anastomosis is prob 2-3 cm from the anal verge, that is why I ask if ...

This is my question about wait and watch. I had a sigmoid and pet scan after radio/chemo. The pet scan showed no cancer and the surgeon said all that was left was scar tissue after the sigmoid. I did have surgery and the pathology did show minimal residual cancer cells in the area where tumor was, ...

I went without a BM for about 3 1/2 days and then it started slowly and then a day like today where it's about 15 hours of clustering. I must say that it's nice not to have to deal with bathroom stuff but not going for over two days gives me anxiety over a blockage. Water and gas were getting passe...

This is my question about wait and watch. I had a sigmoid and pet scan after radio/chemo. The pet scan showed no cancer and the surgeon said all that was left was scar tissue after the sigmoid. I did have surgery and the pathology did show minimal residual cancer cells in the area where tumor was, b...

I did the chemo radiation before surgery. It worked well, as the surgeon did a sigmoidoscopy before surgery and said only scar tissue remained, so may not need chemo after surgery. The pathology showed clear margins, 0/24 lymph nodes, but minimal residual cancer cells. Chemo was recommended. My onco...

I ... had repeat scans 3 months later, 6 months after that, and at 6 months again. In a similar circumstances I had a follow up scan in 3 month (low dose chest only) and then my regular yearly full body scan. They have not noticed any significant change in these nodules and I was told not to worry ...

Great news!

I am so sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family.

I had a 4 mm nodule show up in a scan 1 year after finished adjuvant chemo. Too small to biopsy or pet scan to pick up, so had repeat scans 3 months later, 6 months after that, and at 6 months again. No change in the nodule was seen and radiologist did attribute it to inflammation as I do have infla...

That is awesome news. . The watch and wait option is very interesting to me. Losing most of your rectum and having surgery causes a whole set of new problems. I have figured out what works for me but there are definitely lasting side effects from both the surgery and chemotherapy. I know there is an...

I had a complete clinical response. After chemo/rad my surgeon did a sigmoid and said all that was left was scar tissue, and a pet scan showed no sign of cancer. He did not really seem surprised, and said depending what pathology shows after surgery I may not have to do chemo. The pathology after su...

So glad it has resolved itself. I had a small bowel obstruction 4 weeks after my resection. The pain was horrible. I was in the hospital for 3 1/2 weeks. I walked around with an ng tube for a week and then ended up having surgery to remove scar tissue and at the same time my surgeon reversed my ileo...

Glad you are doing well Mike. Maybe you have turned a corner.

I can bleed sometimes if toilet paper is rough. I went to my gynecologist and he gave me some Premarin cream to use externally to plump the tissue. It has seemed to help. He said it is definitely from radiation.