I am soul and I am a care giver to my Mom who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and went for a critical surgery a year ago. She is now recovering slowly. She was 11 nights at the hospital. The first surgery took almost 7 hours and the second surgery - reconnect took her 2 -3 hours. We had to go through under tremendous stress and it was difficult. My sister is one of the care giver closer to her. We have been so grateful for the completion of her surgery. My Mom has changed her eating habits and her diet since then. My Mom is recovering slowly. She just had a follow up PET scan 2 weeks ago and the outcome had been very promising that there is no cancer cell. It was a big relief to all of us. My Mom is very fortunate. She would have died if she did not go for the operation and remove it. We keep positive along with the support of family friends and indeed a good doctors and advanced equipments. For those who diagnosed with colorectal cancer, we would suggest to find a good doctor and hospital like Mayo Clinic. Keep strong and positive physically and mentally. Patience is important as well. Wishing the best to all both patients and care giver. Praying for everyone. Soul

Hi Soul,
Thanks for kicking off the introductions. What a wonderful outcome for your mother and your family. I remember when you first joined Connect and the stress point that you were in at the time, and your mom being so afraid of the surgery to the point that she thought she wouldn't have the operation. It has been quite a year for you. May 2017 continue in good health!

Soul,
so glad to hear that your Mom is doing well and i also pray that she will continue the path to continued health.

Starrlight

Hello Starrlight, thank you so much for your kind wishes for my Mother. It is appreciated. Peace and light, Soul

Hi, I’m so happy to have found this group. To be honest I’m a mess right now and my head has been on a swivel since July and was diagnosed with cancer after my colonoscopy. I had surgery September 11 and am feeling pretty good. The whole process of tests, finding a surgeon and oncologist has been a blur. My youngest daughter has been my rock! I have been blessed with good health my whole life and cancer sure has rocked my world and not in a good way. I keep most of all the negative thoughts to myself so I don’t overly worry my family and friends but think it might be easier to “unload” here to people I don’t know. It’s the unknown about what the next steps will be that keeps me awake at night. I see my oncologist this week and will find out what he tells me I need to do. I’m so nervous and scared about it all. I remain positive despite the anxiety.

Hi my name is Lorna and I had colorectal surgery in 2021 to remove g3 tumour and 39 lymph glands. I had further polyps removed during colonoscopy 6 months after surgery. I have 6 monthly CT scans to monitor . I would be interested to share discussions with others who have had similar condition to myself as a means of support .