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Status: My neck CT with contrast is in October. I'm still waiting for the pulmonary function testing appointment.
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I've been told that it will take a year from surgery before my bowels normalize more and that they won't be the same as before. That there will be a "new normal". For a while I was struggling with...
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The Sigmoidoscopy was horrible! It was very narrow where my surgeon attached the two pieces of colon together. A medical student came in because she had never done the balloon stretching procedure...
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I'm really missing my mother. I miss her all of the time but especially as it gets close to Christmas and with my cancer diagnosis. I have to believe that she still exists and is watching over me so...
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I feel like physically and emotionally that I am on an unending rollercoaster! Some days my pain isn't too bad and other days it's horrendous! My bowel movements are all over the place. Some days I...
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Just got discharged from the hospital this morning. My boyfriend came and we went home in a taxi together. My boyfriend's mother and sister came by. His sister decorated the Christmas Tree and...
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My surgery is this Thursday, the 20th. The hospital will call me with the time. I will be in the hospital at least 3 to 5 days.
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I have lots of pain after bowel movements and after eating. The pain is over my entire abdomen but is much worse on the lower left side. It's a cramping/burning pain that feels like someone is...
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For the past couple of weeks I have been suffering from extreme weakness and fatigue. It doesn't take much to wear me out. I get out of breath and weak very easily. After rest I feel a little better....
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I'm not sure when to tell my son about my diagnosis. He's 12, very smart and sensitive. I think that I should tell him that I have cancer, that I need surgery and that the doctor thinks that surgery...
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The pain and bleeding can be very hard to deal with sometimes. I just want to feel normal. I'm trying to follow the doctor's advice and eat a diet with no foods that are harder to digest. The only...
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The idea that I will be having the most complex surgery has me a little concerned. I'm not worried about the surgery itself but more about the aftermath of it and also what the pathology results will...
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My GI doctor appointment isn't until November 17th. His office did say they would call me when they get the MRI results. The receptionist can't give out the results but she said that the doctor may...
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I had my MRI yesterday and now I'm playing the waiting game until I get my results. The MRI was more involved than I thought and there were some uncomfortable parts but overall not a horrible...
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I have been feeling sad today because I've been wondering why this has happened to me? I know I did nothing to cause it and it's just something that happens but I still wonder why. I miss my mother...
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My emotions are all over the place after finding out I have cancer! It still doesn't seem real! I didn't sleep well because my mind kept racing! I woke up early too and couldn't get back to sleep!...
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