Onc Visit and Hernia Surgery

robinvan
robinvan Member Posts: 1,012
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hi All...

I had a good visit with the oncologist who said "I have nothing bad at all to tell you!!" CEA low as ever, CT Scan of liver clear, Chest x-ray good. Everything looking good! This is 2 years post liver recurrence/RFA/Chemo. Yeah!!

So tomorrow it is off to the hospital for an "incisional hernia" repair. I've had a rather large abdominal hernia since my last liver incision. The surgeons have said "Let's wait until we know things are stable." So this is more good news!

I'm just relaxing after an afternoon of "bowel cleansing"!! Yecch!

Anyone out there with post-op hernias?

LLAP... Rob

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  • grandma2selena
    grandma2selena Member Posts: 199
    #2
    Great News
    I am so glad to hear the good news from your Onc! That is just awesome!

    Debbie
  • Fight for my love
    Fight for my love Member Posts: 1,522 Member
    #3
    Congratulations,Rob.This is
    Congratulations,Rob.This is great.Thank you for sharing the good news with us.
  • nudgie
    nudgie Member Posts: 1,478 Member
    #4
    CONGRATS
    Congrats on being NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and good luck with the hernia surgery :)
  • mom_2_3
    mom_2_3 Member Posts: 953 Member
    #5
    Fantastic news!
    So happy to hear all is going well! Yahoo!
  • shoppergal
    shoppergal Member Posts: 118
    #6
    Hernias
    Congrats on being NED, that's always great news!

    I was told after my colon resection that I had a slight hernia from surgery, but it's really nothing to worry about. I'm hoping it stays like that.

    Good luck on your surgery.
  • Wenchie
    Wenchie Member Posts: 88
    #7
    Umbilical Hernia
    Yep, I'm a post-surgery hernia victim! Actually, I had my colon-resection done laproscopically (8 hours!) and shortly thereafter, I was blessed with an umbilical hernia which I had repaired on an outpatient basis. It sucked! I'd rather have 3 resections than 1 umbilical hernia repair! I just couldn't move and inquired as to why it was so painful and my surgeon (same one that did my resection) stated that "this time, you don't have a morphine pump"! Anyways, it healed quickly and my belly-button once again looks normal.
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #8
    Wenchie said:

    Umbilical Hernia
    Yep, I'm a post-surgery hernia victim! Actually, I had my colon-resection done laproscopically (8 hours!) and shortly thereafter, I was blessed with an umbilical hernia which I had repaired on an outpatient basis. It sucked! I'd rather have 3 resections than 1 umbilical hernia repair! I just couldn't move and inquired as to why it was so painful and my surgeon (same one that did my resection) stated that "this time, you don't have a morphine pump"! Anyways, it healed quickly and my belly-button once again looks normal.

    Congratulations
    That is awesome news. You should be dancing the happy dance. Good luck with your hernia repair.

    Kim
  • dmdwins
    dmdwins Member Posts: 454 Member
    #9
    Annabelle41415 said:

    Congratulations
    That is awesome news. You should be dancing the happy dance. Good luck with your hernia repair.

    Kim

    Been waiting to hear
    Hi Rob

    Been waiting to hear about your scan. SO happy for you!!! No hernia repair knowledge-but just wanted to say congrats.

    Dawn
  • Shayenne
    Shayenne Member Posts: 2,342
    #10
    dmdwins said:

    Been waiting to hear
    Hi Rob

    Been waiting to hear about your scan. SO happy for you!!! No hernia repair knowledge-but just wanted to say congrats.

    Dawn

    Awesome Rob!
    Great to hear your news! how hopeful! I wish you a speedy recovery with your surgery as well, hope all goes well!

    Hugsss!
    ~Donna
  • fedester
    fedester Member Posts: 753 Member
    #11
    hi rob,
    glad to see you had
    hi rob,
    glad to see you had a good visit with the onc.
    yes sir i had 3 hernia surgeries so far!!
    the last one in dec 06 was something else.
    9 hours in columbia pres in ny.
    it was huge!! had to put a mesh from side to side.
    good luck tomorrow .
    be well
    never,ever give up!!
    bruce
  • VickiCO
    VickiCO Member Posts: 917
    #12
    Good News Rob!
    Glad you are able to "move on" (pun intended!) I have a hernia also and was just given the green light to talk to the surgeon about it. Not sure if I need surgery...but it is irritating.

    Glad your reports were so good. Many Hugs, Vicki
  • ldot123
    ldot123 Member Posts: 272
    #13
    VickiCO said:

    Good News Rob!
    Glad you are able to "move on" (pun intended!) I have a hernia also and was just given the green light to talk to the surgeon about it. Not sure if I need surgery...but it is irritating.

    Glad your reports were so good. Many Hugs, Vicki

    Congrats Rob
    Hey Rob,

    Great news is always good to hear. I am about 2 years out from last chemo and I am also doing well although I too have an incisional hernia. I plan on having it fixed in the fall. I want to try and enjoy the summer without another surgery.

    Cheers,Lance

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