Surgery Update

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ozziej
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Re: Surgery Update

Postby ozziej » Tue Nov 03, 2015 5:20 am

Rstarrg wrote:
Then the reversal should be end of January...wondering what that will involve as far as hospital stay, pain, recovery...


Just my experience, but the reversal surgery was much easier than the resection. As usual, hospital length of stay will depend on how quickly your bowels get moving. I had my reversal surgery on a Saturday and was home on the Wednesday. Pain level was much less than with the resection. Recovery is another thing altogether....everyone is different and it will probably depend on how low your resection was and how fit you were before surgery. However, I would suggest starting pelvic floor exercises now in preparation for managing control after reversal surgery. Just be prepared for some ups and downs with regard to urgency, frequency, and clustering. It all takes time (and a good sense of humour).
Best wishes
Jan :)
F 56 dx 11/14 Stage 1 RC (post EMR)
No neo-adjuvant or adjuvant chemo/RD
3/15 ULAR (open) temp loop ileo
5/15 ileo reversal
NED and hoping to stay that way!! : )

Rstarrg
Posts: 69
Joined: Thu Aug 27, 2015 7:25 pm

Re: Surgery Update

Postby Rstarrg » Tue Nov 03, 2015 2:05 pm

Thank you Jan. I am thankful to hear from foljs who have been thru it.

Just want to give a clap to those who choose to be positive when we have so many reasons to be the opposite.

This is a hard journey...to put it mildly.
Diag rectal 2a 7/27/15
Age 43
9/18/15 completed radi and xeloda
LAR Surgery 10/23/15 w/temp ileo
Started post surgery chemo (xeloda and infusions (8 total) 11/30/15
Completed 7/8 oxiplatin and Zelda
5/17/16 reversal
8/23/16 CT Scan (getting results 8/26)
Widow
Lost husband 7/14 to carcinoma unknown primary
Mother to 3 boys - 15, 13 and 11
NED 8/16, 11/16
Next scan end of 2/17


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