back from surgery

peterhw
peterhw Member Posts: 69
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hi Everyone,

I had my rectum surgery 01/12 and come home Saturday 01/17. My surgeon told me that I lost a lot of blood, about 3.5 liter, during the surgery. He is surprised that I recovered very fast. He is able to keep my anus but most likely I will keep my ostomy permanently. I am OK with that. I find the ostomy very user-friendly. The information from this board has helped me a lot in preparing for the surgery and the ostomy.
Surgery is the first step of my 2nd phase of treatments. In a couple weeks I will start the testing for SIR-Sphere procedure of my liver mets. I will keep you posted about the progress. Meanwhile I am going back to the juicing and exercise routine. Hope to regain the energy and strength.

Thanks.

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  • Kanort
    Kanort Member Posts: 1,272 Member
    #2
    Welcome Home!
    Hi Peter,

    I am so glad you have your first phase of treatment behind you. It sounds like your body is strong and is healing well. Best wishes on the next phase of treatment. Please keep us posted.

    Hugs,

    Kay
  • Unknown
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    #3
    Kanort said:

    Welcome Home!
    Hi Peter,

    I am so glad you have your first phase of treatment behind you. It sounds like your body is strong and is healing well. Best wishes on the next phase of treatment. Please keep us posted.

    Hugs,

    Kay

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  • msccolon
    msccolon Member Posts: 1,917 Member
    #4
    Fantastic!
    You are a strong warrior! I am glad to hear you are adjusting nicely to the changes in your body.
    mary
  • traci43
    traci43 Member Posts: 773 Member
    #5
    Wow, what a positive attitude!
    Glad to here you'er healing well and adjusting to your new normal. Hope things continue to go well. Keep us posted. Traci
  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    #6
    Wow
    Hi Peter,
    I definitely commend you on your upbeat attitude regarding that you'll likely keep the ostomy permanently. I don't know that I could be so upbeat about it, honestly. I have, however, had other people tell me that they couldn't be so upbeat with some of the other stuff I've gone through, so I guess we all do what we have to do. Being upbeat can make the whole experience so much more bearable. Keep plugging on and best wishes with the SIR spheres in the liver! Keep us posted-
    Take care and God bless,
    Lisa
  • VickiCO
    VickiCO Member Posts: 917
    #7
    Thanks Peter
    Thanks for posting...my surgery is Feb 4 and I am getting nervous. I, too, am looking at an ostomy, but I am more worried about the surgery itself. It sounds like you are strong and positive, so I'll take a page from your book and just concentrate on getting home quickly (they tell me I'll be there 5-7 days).

    Bless you....Vicki
  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #8
    VickiCO said:

    Thanks Peter
    Thanks for posting...my surgery is Feb 4 and I am getting nervous. I, too, am looking at an ostomy, but I am more worried about the surgery itself. It sounds like you are strong and positive, so I'll take a page from your book and just concentrate on getting home quickly (they tell me I'll be there 5-7 days).

    Bless you....Vicki

    Peter
    Very strong attitude.....That will carry you through this completely...Great to know everything will be OK for you, your attitude assures that you will have comfort, peace of mind and a life of enjoyment....Great to see such inspiration in people......Thank you.....God Bless.....
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #9
    Go! Go! Go!!!!
    Take care of yourself. It sounds like your body is rarin' to fight!!!

    Please keep us posted!

    Hugs, Kathi

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