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Options other than transection of rectum

Posted by Jack20 @202007jack, Mar 5, 2023

My husband recently had colonoscopy to remove a large polyp from rectum. 6 cm . It contained a cancer tumour that grew 3 cm into rectal wall. Resection was recommended with a very large portion of the rectum to be removed. Radiation and chemotherapy was not given as an option. Has anyone received the either therapy as an option prior to removal? Please advise.

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verol65 | @verol65 | Feb 9 4:36pm
In reply to @202007jack "Sorry it has taken so long to reply. He has two thirds of his rectum removed…..." + (show)
@202007jack

Sorry it has taken so long to reply. He has two thirds of his rectum removed… no chemo or radiation. He has had to adjust to new patterns in digestion and modified diet that is not too strict. He is very fortunate that he is cancer free. We are lucky to have such wonderful cancer care in our area.

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At first, did he struggle much with his BMs, in the sense of having warning they were coming and controlling them?

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cvestor | @cvestor | Feb 10 8:05am

Question thru all this chemo & radation have folks lost their hair. Really don't want to be bald am a female 74 and hair that barely grows

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lisag03 | @lisag03 | Feb 11 10:17am

I have very thick hair and my hair thinned out a lot. I never lost all of it, it just was thin at the top of my head.

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cjay | @cjay | Feb 11 3:08pm
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@cvestor

Question thru all this chemo & radation have folks lost their hair. Really don't want to be bald am a female 74 and hair that barely grows

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I’m like Lisa. My hair got very thin on top, but never bald. I used a very gentle shampoo made for chemo hair, and conditioned well so it wouldn’t be flyaway.
I was told that the FOLFOX drugs would not make me lose my hair, but it would thin.

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