Experiences with

Colectomy

Hi I had a total colectomy last Wednesday I've been so sick ever since I'm still in hospital can't eat they have a ng tube down me which is just producing so much sick it's awful its making me feel so weak I thought inwould be home by now.

I had a total colectomy in 2018 due to ulcerative colitis. Currently on Fansera for asthmatic bronchitis. History of extremely high liver enzymes. Thyroid inconsistency since age 7.

Narrative EXAM: CT ABDOMEN PELVIS W IV CONTRAST CLINICAL INDICATION: History of stage IV prostate cancer status post colectomy on 3/2019. TECHNIQUE: Following administration of non-ionic IV contrast, postcontrast images through the abdomen and pelvis were obtained.

After five blood transfusions, the docs said time for a sub-total colectomy. I had an end ileostomy for 13 months.

Yesterday the colonoscopy went well and there was nothing wrong ( it was a surveillance colonoscopy as I had a colectomy in 2018) . I stayed overnight in the clinic just in case as my insurance pays for this and my gastroenterologist was happy with it.

hi Everyone…..I had pelvic radiation, brachytherapy and chemo in 2005 for uterine cancer. I lost my bladder due to the radiation. I have an Indiana Pouch that I now Catherize. My current problem is now my GI tract. I’ve had diarrhea since my treatment but the damage is progressively gotten worse since

How do we know that resumption of pain is due to a flare of PMR rather than general aches and pains in the same areas i..e. Shoulders, arms, thighs, buttocks…. .? I have had PMR for a year now and have gone from 20 mg a day to 5.5mg. I have 2 stomas and I have struggled managing my colostomy on the

Hi all. I have posted a lot on the RLS Forum and they have been wonderful. I have a fractured lumbar vertebrae which is trapping nerves. I have been begging my Dr. for 3 or 4 years to refer me to a Neurologist but 1 has only just agreed to do that . Is there not an injection which can be given to block

Hi all. I have been thinking about you all and have wanted to write but I have been going through more hell. One of our Dr.s decided to change my painkillers from Buprenorphine to Tapentadol which hurt my tummy. I have a 10 cm Sliding hiatal hernia so some medication is a problem. She then changed the

I'm at 2 mg prednisone and have to have a thyroid lobectomy on Thursday Feb 6, 2025.

I’m sorry for this long post. There is a reason for it though. i was diagnosed with sle in December 07, treated with with prednisolone and hydroxychloroquine for ten years. I since have a Kenalog 40 steroid injection every 12 weeks. Plus small courses of prednisone as needed. I also have osteoarthritis

I am fortunate that my lung cancer was stage one after my upper lobectomy. When I first got out of the hospital my discomfort was tolerable. Now, after 8 weeks of discomfort that has increased to the point that I am on 900 mg of gabapentin, I am told this could be a permanent condition and is intercostal

About 2 weeks ago my husband had a successful robotic lower right lobe lobectomy to remove a 2.8 cm nsc adenocarcinoma. He had great lung function before surgery. No underlying conditions. He was recovering very well for a week and saw the surgeon who was very happy with the progress. He had very little

Fellow soldiers, over the past two weeks I have had both a mediastinoscopy (lymph nodes) and a lung nodule biopsy; based on scans and rapid tumor growth, both my medical oncologist and surgeon were in nearly 100% agreement that it was lung cancer and not metastatic prostate cancer. A lobectomy was planned

Hello! Last week (2 days before Thanksgiving) I had a lobectomy turned thorocotomy (lungs were "sticky" from chemotherapy resulting in thoracic artery "injury"). Looking for information on recovery recommendations/tips for getting back to as normal as possible.

After a lobectomy for lung cancer my doctor has changed my inhalers to Trimbow. I am not doing very well on it so far but I have only been taking it for one week. Any helpful advice re Trimbow

I'm down to 2.5 mg prednisone and I feel the best I have ever been since starting on the recovery five years ago. I've been taking levothyroxine for the past 30 years and just recently had an ultrasound scan done. I was found to have two enlarged nodules with abnormal cells. After a needle biopsy

Hi all, Not sure whether I have been here or not. Had upper right lobectomy Aug 5. They thought it was just in the lung and i'd be 'cured'. It was also in the lymph nodes so now scheduled for my second of 4 rounds of alimta and pemetrexate nov 5. I am all alone and nobody will help me. Have called social

Two weeks ago I went to the emergency room and was admitted to have my appendix removed. All the pain was in the lower right quadrant of my abdominal cavity. Unfortunately the MRI couldn’t even see my appendix due to tons of scar tissue from previous surgeries. When I came out of the anesthesia the surgeon

Hi all. I haven't been here for quite a long time but have been going through a really bad time. I had NSCLC Adenocarcinoma 5½ year's ago and had a Lobectomy. Approx. 2½ years ago I fractured my vertebrae and am now waiting for an ' urgent ' MRI to check for cancer in my spine. My question though is