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Stage 3 colon cancer: What's your experience?

Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Sep 5, 2023 | Replies (52)

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@briancl

Thanks for the heads up about the pain from radiation. I will have to make sure that I have effective pain killers. I see they describe my radiation as "aggressive radiation" so I am not looking forward to this at all.

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My radiation was very aggressive too. I used a lot of Aquaphor on my skin and it helped to a point. The thing that helped most was a bidet. We bought one that fits right on your existing toilet. It has been a godsend and worth every penny. I had severe pain for about 2 weeks. I couldn’t have anything touching my skin. I am all healed now but still have some residual pain where the wounds were the worst. I had radiation enteritis for 2 months after that. It started about 2 weeks into treatment. I’m over that now but have a new issue. Now I’m dealing with fecal incontinence. I am so ready to feel normal again!