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Anyone have Surgery success with tumor at the internal sphincter ?
Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Oct 12, 2023 | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
I will find out if all my cancer is gone in a few weeks. They have suggested that surgery may be an option for me. The sphincter is already damaged from the radiation. As a result of that I have fecal incontinence. Please tell me what the recovery process was like? I’d like to know what to expect.
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I just finished up with chemo and radiation for anal cancer. I thought I had hemorrhoids. Surgeon went to remove them and found a cancerous tumor instead. He removed it and I started treatments! Worst time of my life. I was so sick from chemo and the burn from radiation was miserable. Bowel movements were so painful and of course I had a UTI twice. Thankfully I did not have to have a colostomy bag as it seems the muscle down there although weak is working ok! I am now just trying to get better since my treatment is done. It was two chemo treatment and 30 radiation treatments. I will have a petscan in about 2 months to confirm I am cancer free!