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One year later still in pain...

jel1940
jel1940 CSN Member Posts: 29
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
It has been almost a year since I had a right hemi-colectomy and I still have lots of lower abdominal pain. Bentyl helps sometimes. I am on stool softeners twice a day. Anyone else had this problem. I go for my one year colonoscopy next week. Please pray for a negative report. Getting a little discouraged as I usually bounce back so fast from health woes.

Jude
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  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
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    I had my resection last November and still have pain. So far nothing significant has shown up on any of the many tests I've had, but the pain still persists.

    Gail

    P.S. My tumor was in the sigmoid colon
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  • jel1940
    jel1940 CSN Member Posts: 29
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    Babs, Thanks for the encouragement. I'm not a very patient patient! They had no idea about the pain and sent me to the pain clinic which accomplished nothing. I hope I find out more when I go back to Mayo next week.
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    jel1940 CSN Member Posts: 29
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    tootsie1 said:

    I had my resection last November and still have pain. So far nothing significant has shown up on any of the many tests I've had, but the pain still persists.

    Gail

    P.S. My tumor was in the sigmoid colon

    I guess we just have to play a waiting game. Thanks Tootsie.
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  • HowardJ
    HowardJ CSN Member Posts: 474
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    Not to discourage you but I had a laprascopic right hemi-colectomy and was pain free by one year. I also did not require stool softeners (actually just the opposite). Sounds like you should discuss with your doctor.

    Howard
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    jel1940 CSN Member Posts: 29
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    HowardJ said:

    Not to discourage you but I had a laprascopic right hemi-colectomy and was pain free by one year. I also did not require stool softeners (actually just the opposite). Sounds like you should discuss with your doctor.

    Howard

    Thanks, I see him next week. So glad you're doing well.

    Jude
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