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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
I am reading all these comments. I too have no quality of life. I'm afraid to eat. Can't sleep because the pressure in my rectum, like a broomstick and it is constant. I have no peace 24/7. I am trying everything from acupressure to exercise to laxatives which they don't advise. Has anyone considered a colostomy bag. I know it has it's own set of issues but at YOU are more in control. My aunt and my girlfriend have one and their quality of life is better than mine. The stress of all this is not good and I worry how long I can sustain this. Please, I would appreciate any comments. Bless you all.
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Surgeon asked me if I wanted one before emergency surgery. I said a resounding no. Can't live life like that. It might have been temporary but did not want to be opened up again to restore normal function in hospital for how long? My stint in hospital was painful, difficult and long enough. There was an old man in hospital when I was there. He had a bag and refused to learn how to use it which extended his stay there and thus he couldn't go home. He insisted the nurses change it. I really can't blame him, I left before he did so can't update. His wife was a long-suffering angel of positivity dedicated by love to be by his side whatever he decided. A rare person who talked to all of us in the ward using her magic to cheer us up. All I can suggest is research research research and research again finding 100 - 1000s of people who have a bag and their lives now. The surgeons don't care what you decide. It's a job for them after all. Research natural remedies, change of diet - anything.