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Problems months after colon resection surgery: What Helps?
Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Jun 4 9:58am | Replies (521)Comment receiving replies
Hello @robinmacdonald
I can certainly understand your frustration. These are not comfortable problems to have! I am glad to see that you are following up with various tests. I hope that you will be able to reconcile these problems without surgery. I know that no one wants to have repeated surgical interventions. The 6/25 MRI should give you some good information.
I certainly do understand your physical therapy. I have also seen a pelvic floor therapist who also gave me massage instructions, as well as breathing exercises, ideas about diet, etc. It was helpful but not a cure-all.
Since going back to your "normal" eating plan is not working for you, I would keep with the plan that you were following until you get back the MRI results and understand better the problem. It could be that your digestive tract simply needs more healing time in order to get adjusted to the changes that resulted from surgery.
Will you post again and update me on how you are doing?
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Thanks for your comments. Actually, it has been 3 1/2 months since surgery., not 2 1/2. I tried to correct my comment but it was too late. I will let you know what the 6/25 MRI shows. As another writer on this site wrote, I had the feeling I had a UTI after surgery but it only lasted the 7 days I was in the hospital. They tested me a couple of times upon my request but the finding was always negative. And I have the pressure in my rectum like the other writer reported. Feels like hemorrhoids but I don’t have them. Weird symptoms seem common.