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My journey with rectal cancer: What's your experience?

Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Oct 23, 2023 | Replies (61)
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@martin77

Day 20. After mixed advice from local doctors my hospital consultant asked to see me yesterday and declared that the skin issue around the incisions was not an infection but a rare allergic reaction to the glue used on the stitches. Removing the glue gently with tweezers seems to have improved the situation already.
The post-op biopsy results are very positive on the whole - clear margins around the tumour, 22 of 23 lymph glands clear but one gland found to have traces of cancer cells.
Next step - oncology meeting on 5 December to decide if any chemo needed.
Onwards and upwards!

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Nov 26, 2022

@martin77, oh tweezer removal of the glue sounds tedious (painful?). I'm so glad that the cause of the flare was discovered. While it's great to be unique, this is one instance that I bet you wished you weren't.

I've been meaning to say that I really appreciate your daily journalling of your experience rectal cancer. I wonder if you would permit me to update the title of this discussion to indicate this? Any suggestions?

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