The most important question is whether he is a board certified colo-rectal surgeon. I just met my surgeon on Monday, and let him do most of the talking. I had already prepared myself for various scenarios by reading through the many posts on this site,so I already had a good idea of what he was goin...

Steve, hope things are going well for you. Always in my prayers!

Thank you for that information, o stoma mia! That is something that I will keep in mind as we plan for the process. Obviously, I would prefer to have it as short a time as possible, but of course, I want to be responsible in regards to the typical treatment time. Question, has anyone had a reversal ...

Met with Dr. Matthew Kalady of the Cleveland clinic on Monday. Got a surprise enema and scope,was not expecting that, but he wanted to see exact placement for himself. Very confident, explained things very well, overall great impression. His initial thought was to treat it as standard rectal, but wo...

Thanks everyone, for your replies. Just an update. Had my MRI and CT. It would appear as though there is no spread, except to perhaps 1 node. It would also appear as though the tumor is a little father up than initially suggested by my colonoscopy. So, it may become classified as sigmoid. I will mee...

Hi, I'm sorry for the reasons you are here, as none of us truly want to be a part of this group, as caring and supportive as it is. I can understand your concern and worry, as it's all a very scary potential. I would be willing to guess that 100%of the persons on here have had at least a couple of t...

Lmao,that's some good awareness there, mob.

Great to hear Steve!! That is awesome news. Hopefully the pain you're having will fully pass as time goes on. But absolutely, the best of luck to you. Stay on top of things in the future and I pray you have a long, healthy and happy future. God is good, my friend!

Hi sleepless, hope things went well with the colonoscopy. Keep us up to date.

That is wonderful news! Please keep us up to date on everything and I'll continue to keep you in my prayers. Best of luck.

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I'll be honest, that seems like a long time to wait to begin treatment. Seems most people on here are at it within a couple of months at most. But to more clearly answer your question, I've lost maybe 5lbs in the last 3 weeks, but like the other guys have said, I've also adjusted my diet and have be...

Thank you ValZen for posting and updating us with your story. I find it very uplifting even as I am still waiting to get the appropriate scans done to properly diag my tumor. It sounds like you are doing well and I'm so glad for that. I wish you all the best and hope you'll continue to update us occ...

Yeah, seems like it's taking forever to get my scans done, so that we can chart a course of action. I agree with Mike, just the worry alone can throw you off. My bloodwork came back showing I'm just a wee bit anemic, and since I'm still having blood in my stool, it makes sense. And yeah, I seem to g...

Getting the colonoscopy is nothing more than a minor inconvenience,certainly not bad enough to warrant not doing it. I so wish I had just done it back when my symptoms first started, but yeah, you hear people talk about how bad the prep is, and it freaks you out a bit. But trust me, there was really...