Hello I am doing pretty good

Froggy32
Froggy32 Member Posts: 79
in Anal Cancer #1

I had my last chemo and radiation treatment July 21st, for stage 1 cancer.  Doing pretty good so far. Except now I am lactose intolerant. Never was before, and am having all kinds of indegestion and bloating. It doesn’t make much difference in what I eat. I am going to have an ultrasound and HIDA scan next week on my gall bladder. Which also happens to be my birthday. Fun way to spend it. 

I didn’t have many other side effects from the treatments except for diarrhea for a couple of weeks, now everything seems to be ok other than an occasional bout of constipation. My wbc has come back up. I don’t have to go back to my oncologist until Februar. I had a ct scan in October and he said everything was clear. 

I hope you all have a good holiday. 

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  • mp327
    mp327 Member Posts: 4,440 Member
    #2
    Froggy32

    Thank you for letting us know how you're doing.  It sounds like, other than the lactose intolerance, you are doing well.  Sorry you have to have the tests next week.  Wishing you all good news on those and Happy Holidays!

  • Froggy32
    Froggy32 Member Posts: 79
    #3
    mp327 said:

    Froggy32

    Thank you for letting us know how you're doing.  It sounds like, other than the lactose intolerance, you are doing well.  Sorry you have to have the tests next week.  Wishing you all good news on those and Happy Holidays!

    Thanks.

    I haven’t been on here much lately. But thought I would check back in to see how everyone is doing.

  • Mollymaude
    Mollymaude Member Posts: 431 Member
    #4
    Hi Froggy!

    Glad to hear you are mostly good. I got lactose intolerance after treatment too. Lactaide milk is what I use. i got done with treatment January 12, 2016 and my energy peaked in early summer, by late summer and fall my energy had tanked. I got a gallbladder attack and got gallbladder out the day before Thanksgiving last year. My energy got back to more normal levels after that.

  • Froggy32
    Froggy32 Member Posts: 79
    edited December 2017 #5
    Mollymaude said:

    Hi Froggy!

    Glad to hear you are mostly good. I got lactose intolerance after treatment too. Lactaide milk is what I use. i got done with treatment January 12, 2016 and my energy peaked in early summer, by late summer and fall my energy had tanked. I got a gallbladder attack and got gallbladder out the day before Thanksgiving last year. My energy got back to more normal levels after that.

    Thanks.

    I use lactaid milk, lactose free ice cream, and also bought the lactaid pills in case I eat something with dairy in it. I have bloating and indegestion all the time. It doesn’t really matter what I eat. I have tried Zantac, Pepcid,maalox, tums, and just about every antacid there is. I am glad to hear you are doing well.

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