No words other than sorry

I think it depends on your anatomy. My surgeon's plan was to do a j-pouch but once he was in my pelvis, he thought a pouch could increase the probability of a fistula. His view was the pouch helps for the first year, but after that studies have shown no difference to a straight connection.

Great news!!! How is your new functionality?

One more thing about urinary function. I'm sure it's different between males and females, but I had a lot of trouble voiding my bladder for several months after ULAR surgery. I think there was so much internal trauma and swelling that my urinary tract was squished. I basically had to do several cont...

Hi, I was also staged T2N0M0 for a low rectal tumor (3 cm from anal verge). I had TME (total mesorectal excision) as part of my LAR in April - my rectum and sigmoid colon were removed laparoscopically; I had a transanal coloanal anastomosis; and a temporary ileostomy. My surgeon was a board certifie...

So sorry but lots of prayers that the new plan will work

Great news. I hope you're in the 80%, but if not, the ileostomy really wasn't that bad.

From one engineer to another ... I had lap surgery to remove my rectum, sigmoid, and part of my descending colon plus a temp ileo back in April Since my tumor was very low, the surgeon also had to do some trans-anal suturing. My surgery was 5+ hours on a Tuesday. I was walking laps on Wed. morning a...

So, so sad. Prayers for her soul and her family.

Congratulations!

For the past week I've had hours and hours of urgency and clustering from about midnight to 5 am. I was doing ok for a while, but this is having a big impact on my ability to function during the day. I just needed to vent ....

Six years ago, we moved from NJ to North Carolina for a job opportunity for me. There was no cancer issue to deal with at the time, but we did leave behind family and friends to move to a place where we knew NO ONE, and my husband had to put his career on hold. We picked the area because it had exce...

Thanks for the update. I am about 8 months behind you with a similar diagnosis and treatment. I'm still dealing with post reversal issues - love to wake up in the morning and have a poop fall out of my pjs - so it is great to hear that the new normal is ok- especially travel.

I have a family history of retinal detachment. It has been described as either flashing lights or a curtain coming down on the vision. Typically can be accompanied by black, peppery floaters. Any of those signs require IMMEDIATE treatment. I would ask your onc to help intervene.

I haven't had chemo, but right before I was diagnosed with RC, I got a blurry vertical line in the vision of my left eye. I went to the eye doctor who diagnosed it as a floater and said it would go away. Well it didn't so I went to a different eye doctor who did some fancy scan of my retina and said...