Marylandmaniac wrote:Thank you to everyone for the advice. I am going to go pick up the other supplements I am missing.
RP - Did you ever have issues of bloating while taking the modified citrus pectin? I feel like it does that to me and not sure of ways to minimize it. DId you do pills or powder? I have powder right now.
tarheelmom wrote:I think it is very important to get rectal cancer staged BEFORE surgery. Neo-adjuvant chemo/radiation (pre-surgery) is often the treatment path for rectal cancer. After my CT scan, I had an endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for preliminary staging. An EUS can provide an estimate of the depth of tumor invasion in the wall as well as a look at sphincter involvement and a rough idea of lymph nodes.
Marylandmaniac wrote: RP - Did you ever have issues of bloating while taking the modified citrus pectin? I feel like it does that to me and not sure of ways to minimize it. DId you do pills or powder? I have powder right now.
Marylandmaniac wrote:Thanks Nik and Abby,
The diagram helps me get a sense where this is. Is the type of cancer the same whether in rectum, sigmoid or colon? Is it just the treatment approach that differs?
Abby, I have a spiral notebook now that I keep everything. I also use it to keep track of what vitamins and supplements I am taking because I find I lose track. I am taking Cimetidine now after reading about on here and then researching it myself.
It is so stressful right now because I feel like I still don't know what I am dealing with. I thought after my scans that things were looking good (or as good as you can have with cancer). But after talking to this surgeon I have no idea now.
Marylandmaniac wrote:
The bloodwork I need to figure out. My problem is right now I don't understand what all these markers mean or how I would even use them to help myself. That makes my head spin but I will look into it. What would be nice is if when the results came back they actually show what looks off and what looks good.
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