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Total Colectomy and Constipation

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My husband has his entire colon removed on Dec. 24th of last year. He has has an ileostomy since last March but it was revised when his colon was removed. He is having a hard time regulating the output from his stoma. It swings from being pure...
Favoritism

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My mother-in-law has always favored her youngest daughter, giving her the sun and the moon while barely glancing at her other children. My husband sacrificed his childhood to raise the youngest daughter (his younger sister) and fell into the roll of...
New

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I've technically been in this group for several months but I haven't been on this site for a while. I can't remember if I did an intro before so here I go again (or not). Six months ago my husband was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. We were...
New

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Hi everyone! I've very recently realized that I need to find a therapist. I thought it would be a good idea to join this group because I don't have anyone besides my Mom that I can talk to. I know I'm blessed to have one person to lean on. My story...
Not Yet

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Hi everyone. I just joined this group but I'm not a widow. Not yet, that is. I'm 35 and have been married for five years this June. My husband is 31. Our lives were shattered last month when he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. They say he...
HiPEC Treatment

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Does anyone have any experience/info on what is known as Hot Chemo? My husband's cancer is in the peritoneal lining of his abdominal cavity which is why they say its terminal. It's on the outside if his colon, in a mass around a stricture, and then...
Husband has Crohn's and Stage 4 Colon Cancer

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I posted the following to the Colon Cancer board last night and really want to share this information here. Although it may be too late for us, I don't want this to happen to anyone else. It just hurts too damn much and could have been easily...
Husband has Stage 4 Colon Cancer

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Hello. I'm new to the boards and need advice and encouragement. This is a long story so I'll make a bullet point type list of the series of events leading to our world being flipped upside down. 2009: First colonoscopy looked like Ulcerative Colitis...
New to Group - Many Questions

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Hello! I'm going by Merri on this site. It's my nickname. I don't have Crohn's, my husband does. He was diagnosed in 2009, 5 months after we got married. He was untreated for about 7 or 8 years. His large intestine was in bad shape by his first...
Dear God,

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Why didn't you design discs to regenerate? Love,Me
Sick of It

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I haven't been on for years. I haven't taught for a year and a half. Been on LTD. Fighting my case to stay on it. Frustrated, depressed, overwhelmed, done. My friends don't call anymore. I'm sure my husband is sick of seeing me in bed with my legs...
I think I'm building a tolerance to my pain meds.

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I need advice for two things. First, let me explain my situation: I take Hydrocodone (7.5-325) in the evening. Luckily, my pain is tolerable in the morning making it possible to work. I teach elementary school. My job is very demanding but it is...
Has anyone had a rhizotomy?

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I am scheduled to get a rhizotomy on all of my lumbar levels (on the left side) near the facet joints. They will do the right side 14 days later (insurance issue). Has anyone had this procedure before? I am trying not to freak out but it's not...
Bad Pain Day

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I'm starting to have "bad pain days" more often than not lately. I'm so frustrated with it! I teach 2nd grade and have yet to take a pain pill while teaching. i feel that if I have to take a pain pill, I need to call in sick. I have called in sick...