...I’m “on call” tonight if it leaks. Here’s to hoping. Just checking... How is the leak situation now? Still having problems? If leaking turns out to be a chronic problem, there are all kinds of temporary solutions you can try. For example, you can add extra bandaids or wide tape in the area or in...

I’m considering having the RGCC test. I searched the forum and found some general discussions but those were 2-3 years ago. Does anyone have any more recent experience or knowledge about this test and the success when a patient complies with the recommendations? I’m especially interested for mainte...

MissMolly's post is precious. It contains all of the essential information to start managing stoma bags. For future reference, here is the direct link (Post Bookmark) for her post. You can save this link somewhere so that you can easily find this reference when you need it again, later on. http://co...

... On Monday, I repeated the lower endoscopy. Again he found a flat 12mm polyp in the right ascending colon. Pathology came back yesterday as sessile serrated adenoma again. Dr. said that it is not if but when this is full blown colon cancer. He doesn't know what to do. I happened to have a regula...

What type of radiation are you talking about? If it is some kind of internal radiation therapy (e.g, brachytherapy), then you can read about it and its effects in the first article below. if it is a different kind of radiation therapy, then you can click on one of the other links on the left-hand si...

Hi rp1954, Would you pls let me know what kinds of supplement that may help me? Thanks! You can get this type of information by ordering some tests, under the guidance of a doctor. There are various test panels available to check for nutritional and other deficiencies. For example: http://store.rio...

Moving Forward https://colonclub.com/moving-forward/ ◄ ◄ Latest blog post by Leighann Sturgin Also, some earlier blog posts by Leighann: Another 10 https://colonclub.com/another-10/ Most Magical Vacation from Hell https://colonclub.com/most-magical-vacation-from-hell/ Colon Cancer Ruined My Kidneys...

Hi, My last CT report said: " Bones and Soft Tissues: No suspicious osseous or soft tissue lesion. Transitional anatomy is noted in S1." Should I be alarmed about this "transitional anatomy is noted in S1"? On my last visit to both oncologist and surgeon, neither mention about t...

Hi - I am new here. On Feb 27th I had a colonoscopy which I was having cause I needed and endoscopy to check if I have bleeding veins cause I have cirrhosis good news was I don’t. Bad news is a spot was found in my colon biopsy and was told March 5th it’s colon cancer. I am 39 years old and like an...

My mom got a verbal prelim report of her pathology from surgery—with her 8 rounds of FolFox and short course radiation, her tumor shrunk from a T3 at diagnosis to a T2 and her lymph nodes went from “more than 4” suspicious nodes to 0/38 cancerous nodes affected. They told her that her pathological ...

Here's another little-known fact relevant for newcomers from the US or Canada:

In the U.S., possible toxicity due to excess folate or Vitamin B9
https://coloncancersupport.colonclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=50140&hilit=folate#p382499

In 2018, NHMike wrote:I wrote the first paragraph of the introduction. I find that it helps to put something down and get the document started as a placeholder.

Mike -

I was wondering how your writing project is progressing. Is it still in the pipeline? Do you have a proposed title or a proposed outline yet?