Getting regular with colostomy????

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Trying
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Getting regular with colostomy????

Postby Trying » Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:55 pm

Hi,

My colostomy used to be so regular. I would wake up, it would fill a bag and I would be done for the day. For the past month I barely go in the morning then periodically go all day. I've tried tracking my food, everything but nothing is working. I cant irrigate for a couple reasons. Does anyone out there have a trick to get me to fill my bag in the morning again lol...I'm sorry for such a detailed post.
38 yr old single mom of almost 2 year old at the time
April 2018 colon cancer stage IV 10 liver mets and peri met. Folfox and 12 rounds oxyplatin
Fec 2018 Down to 2 mets in liver. 8 dissapeared
July 2019 switched to xeloda pills as I prefer to 3 day infusion. Also on avistan
Oct 2019 emergency colostomy due to perforated bowel. ( unreal pain)
Feb 2020 show 2mm tumor increase.
Plan to go back on oxy
Oxy failed- irinotecan as of of Sept 2020

Rikimaroo
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Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:48 pm
Location: Florida

Re: Getting regular with colostomy????

Postby Rikimaroo » Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:06 am

Hi Trying,

Your lucky that your Colostomy worked like that. Mine does what you are describing where it will periodically go all day, and I just snap off bag clean it and snap it back on. Sometimes I do get the nice go once for the day, but that is very rare. It sound normal to me lol...Sorry I couldn't be of much more help. I do enjoy eating normally. Nothing crazy.

It is not to bad however, I just push the stool down to the bottom of bag if I don't feel like getting up to snap bag off and clean. Especially if I am busy or out at a client doing work. I use Lubricant as well, but it doesn't work super well. I just ordered a stealth belt and I hoping this annoyance of pushing stool down is still a possibility with the belt on.

Riki
RC T3N1M0 12/16
MSS - NRAS Mutation
Chemo Rad, CCR - W&W 5/2017
Recurrence 11/2017
CT Scan 11/2017 Liver Met 5.5cm Stable, Stage IV
LAR/Liver Resect 4/2018
Reversal 10/18
CEA highest 500, lowest .8 throughout process, waiting for latest
Recurrence left vesical/pelvic sidewall - 10/7/2019 resect perm bag,
CEA rise Feb/May 3.7, 8.8, 30, Recurrence in Pelvic
CEA 40 right now, but was 57, so folfiri to beat it back down.
Lots of chemo for the past 4 years.

Trying
Posts: 250
Joined: Sun May 13, 2018 10:11 pm

Re: Getting regular with colostomy????

Postby Trying » Fri Jul 03, 2020 8:44 pm

Thanks for the reply. At least I know it's normal.
38 yr old single mom of almost 2 year old at the time
April 2018 colon cancer stage IV 10 liver mets and peri met. Folfox and 12 rounds oxyplatin
Fec 2018 Down to 2 mets in liver. 8 dissapeared
July 2019 switched to xeloda pills as I prefer to 3 day infusion. Also on avistan
Oct 2019 emergency colostomy due to perforated bowel. ( unreal pain)
Feb 2020 show 2mm tumor increase.
Plan to go back on oxy
Oxy failed- irinotecan as of of Sept 2020


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