One of my friends is studying to become a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She told me that they have strict guidelines not to treat such illnesses as severe heart/kidney deficiency, cancer etc. As an exception some TCM doctors can treat cancer patients to alleviate their symptoms, however th...

Bowel cancer is probably one of the cancers where lifestyle habits have the highest impact on risk. (ME: no duh) Therefore, lifestyle habits have the highest impact on cure. In other words, when it is estimated that 47% of colorectal cancers could be prevented by appropriate lifestyles ... As far a...

How big is 50 cents coin?
Where do you live?
I am asking this question because I never saw such coin.

Can any of you guys who've had this op give me any reassurance that life will return to normal afterwards? I've never had any trouble with my bowels and I'm fearful about that changing. Congratulations with the outcome of your surgery! Lisa, could you provide an update on your current life? How dif...

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thanks guys..any side effects of colonscopy ? is it painful ? doc said sedation..but that means injection right ? It's moderately painful even without sedation. In some countries colonoscopy without sedation is a norm. The biggest risk is 0.1% to 0.5% chance of a colon perforation. This is a reason...

After a surgery I learned a few "new" skills:
- How to pee
- How to fart
- How to poop

It’s never too late to teach an old dog new tricks!

What is a typical stage 1 follow up CT scan?
Does it include lungs?

In my case CT scan was only below diaphragm.

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Am I glad for the surgery? It's a pain at times- even a year out. But I sleep better knowing the area is completely clear of cancer. You can't be sure that the area is completely clear of cancer. Cancer may have already spread to other lymph nodes (that have not been removed during surgery) and oth...

Trig , surgery (especially one with complications) is not a pleasant thing. Nothing is free in our world and you need to carefully review all pros and cons. In my case surgery recommendation was approved by a "Review board". Can you get a 3rd and 4th opinion and estimate probability of re...

What are results on your histology report?
T... = ?
Margins = ?

a doctor is trying to link colon cancer with egg donation (and I'm taking it one step further to say fertility drugs in general). She thinks the fertility drugs caused her daughter to get colon cancer at a young age. One doctor claiming such link on the basis of one case? It has nothing to do with ...

As far as I remember:
1. Do not eat anything 4 hours prior to CT scan
2. Drink ... caps of water ... hours prior to CT scan.

They will provide oral or/and IV contrast.

Utwo wrote: Can you eat nuts after a surgery? So if you are asking for yourself (and your Signature is up to date) it would be OK for you as I understand it. Please share if you have gotten other recommendations from your doctor. My doctor told me after a surgery that I could eat anything I wanted....