Postby CF_69 » Mon Apr 01, 2019 9:21 pm
I had my surgery one week ago.
I only spoke to the surgeon on his morning rounds while I was still in the hospital, so I don’t have all the details yet, but from what I remember, he said that I have more than half my rectum left. I forgot to ask how much was taken on the sigmoid side though.
No ileostomy. He was able to reconnect me. He said something about reconnecting me at an angle that gives my rectum a bit more space. I was kind of out of it at the time.
I had a few small bowel movements starting I guess on the second day after surgery.
Today I was feeling constipated, and since I’ve only passed a couple of small stools, I decided that I would drink 1 cup of heated prune juice before supper this evening.
In retrospect, I should have probably tried half that amount since it worked very well, and in fact better than I wanted it too as I had a very urgent, very watery session in the bathroom soon after.
The doctor said the surgery was a success. I have a follow up appointment with him in a few weeks, and with my oncologist in about 10 days from now.
I don’t have the pathology report yet.
I’m expecting adjuvant chemo, though I guess I’ll find out for sure next week.
Took 5 months from discovery to excision. Glad it’s out. Glad the surgery went well, and glad that my surgeon is happy with the outcome.
Now I need to find this new normal I keep reading about, and hope that I don’t suffer too many LARS effects. Most of all I am grateful to have this cancer out of me, and of course hope it stays that way.
I don’t post much but I do read a lot, and would like to thank everyone that has told their stories. It’s good to read other people’s experiences and insights.
There’s so much valuable information on this board.
47 at diagnosis
Rectosigmoid junction
Adenocarcinoma
2.8 x 1.8 x 3.5 cm
G2
T3N0M0
CEA:
December 2018 - 1.9
September 2019 - 2.5
March 2020 - 2.3
September 2020 - 2.5
Xeloda / radiation x 25
Laparoscopic LAR April 2019
0 of 12 nodes
Stage 2A
4 cycles of adjuvant Xeloda
MRI on liver for 2mm hypodensity not suspicious.
Clear CT - September 2019
Clear CT - October 2020