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Living with long-term bowel side effects post anal cancer treatment
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@doxiemimi10, welcome. You're so right that is it a personal preference. I think the unknown is scary too. It helps to hear from people who are living well with an ostomy. How long have you had a colostomy? What do you wish you had known then that you know now?
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@colleenyoung The unknown can be very scary. Sometimes it feels safer to deal with the “devil” we know.
I’m new to the colostomy life having received it during a, thought to be, easy outpatient procedure. I’m the patient why waivers are signed. What could go wrong, mostly did.
I’m 2.5 months out from surgery. It’s been quite the bumpy ride. The odds are high I will not be having a reversal (due to radiation of the sphincter muscle being involved).
Incontinence would be one of the main issues (per my surgeon) so I guess I’ve given this some thought. However I absolutely understand how scary the thought of an ostomy is as well. None of these choices are any I thought I would ever have to make. My heart goes out to my fellow sojourners!