Tumour at recto-sigmoid junction (Colorectal)

Hi and welcome to the board. I had a low anterior Resection so cant really answer your questions. Have you tried typing recto into the search box at the top of the page and maybe some of the previous posts may help. is this what your partner had?

Karen x

Hi Pattnech

Welcome to the forum,  I'm sure someone will soon be in touch to help with the information you require.  I had colon cancer so cannot really comment.

You should have been given details of your Cancer Specialist Nurse or Key Worker (when you had your appointment with your consultant prior to surgery) so get in touch with her/him and they should be able to answer some of your questions or if not they can speak to the consultant on your behalf and get back to you.

Take care and keep safe,

VickiLynne

hello, six months ago I had surgery
 with laparoscopic surgery due to a r
3.7 cm long tumor. My hospital stay
 is 7 days in total. I had chemotherapy 
because my pathology result was T2N1BM0.
 I am currently dealing with neuropathy

Hi Colonilla 

I'm sorry to hear you have neuropathy.  Usually it will go away once treatment has finished, but it can go on for a little while after as it takes a while for the chemo to get out of your body..

I had neuropathy caused by chemo and I'm one of the unlucky ones to have been left with it.   I find that it is often bad at night when I'm in bed and a hot water bottle will help or even just waring socks, but different things work for different people.

If you are still on chemo, mention the problem next time you go in for your treatment.  If you have completed the course, speak to your GP as he/she might be able to prescribe something for you.

I hope it gets better soon.

Take care,

VickiLynne

thanks, sorry for your permanent neuropathy.
 How many sessions of chemotherapy did you get?
 T and Do you remember the N phase?
As sessions increase, the risk of neuropathy
 increases
Sorry for bad english

Hi again Coloniiia

I had my treatment back in 2011 and far more is now known about the side effects of of Oxaliplatin,  5-FU and capecitabine chemotherapies and when someone reports side effects their clinicians look to see if they can reduce or alter the chemo in any way.

Oxaliplatin is one of the chemos that can cause neuropathy and I had a bad reaction to it.  I only had three sessions by iv.  As I have said I am unlucky to still have neuropathy, in most cases it will gradually disappear over a few months once  treatment has finished.

You are right that the risk can increase the more of the drug you are given, but it isn't everyone who gets it.  

Are you still having treatment or has your treatment ended?  If you are still having Oxalipatin speak to your Cancer Specialist Nurse or to the oncologist to let them know about your symptoms.

Take care,

VickiLynne

Hi again Coloniiia

Forgot to ask.  Are you having your treatment in the UK?

VickiLynne

my treatment is just over .. 
i hope the disease will not recur again

hello Kareno62 sorry I am late to the party. I think you have got me confused with someone else. I had a low anterior resection the same as yourself and my partner has never had cancer lol and long may he stay that way. I think the type of surgery depends on a lot of factors such as size, accessibility and potential lymph node involvement so your surgeon is the best person to ask..

I had a tumour removed from my sigmoid at the beginning of April - it was found about 10cm in from my anus when they did a colonoscopy towards the end of March.  I'm now having chemo (FOLFOX). 

I ended up having open surgery - they tried doing keyhole but discovered it was too large/complicated and caught up with other things (eg fullopian tube) to continue that way, so switched mid op - it also meant that I've ended up with an Ileostomy to protect my colon as it heals.  I stayed in hospital for two weeks and then have gradually strengthened once I've been home.  My hospital stay could have been shorter, but my stomach was all confused and so didn't function properly at first, but once it started functioning things progressed nicely.

I hope that helps.