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APR and recovery

spikecjc
spikecjc CSN Member Posts: 5
in Colorectal Cancer #1

I am moving into the next phase of treatment for reoccurrence which is APR surgery. I am interested in hearing about recovery times and side effects and the quality of life after recovery. My surgery will be around March 1, 2025. I will have a permanent c-bag afterwards. I am/was a very active and healthy 67 yo (more like a 37 yo).

When I started down this road I started a little video blog that followed my progress thru the maze of treatments, reactions, emotions, surgeries and side effects. It keeps saying I can't post links yet but if you message me I can send a link.

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