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Problems months after colon resection surgery: What Helps?

Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Jun 4 9:58am | Replies (521)
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About 7 months for me and things were not good at all at four months. At three weeks it was horrible. Just because the surgeon declares you are better does not mean your life has better quality. I have the same sensation in the lower left, all the time, the surgeon told me that I could not be having pain there because he removed the Sigmond colon, and it was "sympathy pain reaction". SMH! In other words, my body thinks it hurts but the pain is not real.

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golumpki | @golumpki | Sep 12, 2022

Have you tried a neuromodulator? My gastroenterologist prescribed amytriptiline a few years ago for this sensation. I thought that the sensation would be CURED by the surgery! Can’t use it now because it is constipatint. However there is also Celexa which is an SSRI and it has good non-constipating neuromodulating effects which basically target these kinds of sensations. It’s a nerve
related thing. I have an appointment with my gastroenterologist this week and will
ask for it. Maybe you
can too?

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golumpki | @golumpki | Sep 12, 2022

Also did they do a sigmoidoscopy to look at where they connected you up? Having that end September.

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