Surgery

FormerMember
FormerMember
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hi all 

I have been diagnosed with rectal cancer and am due to have surgery in next 4 weeks been told by surgeon some options no 1 is to have a colostomy bag fitted after rectum removed which will need a camera to check thought the stoma every 3 months to checked for cancer or have another bag fitted after they take away all the bowel he says it will remove chances of cancer returning to bowel area has anyone been in a similar situation 

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Also I believe that the latter bag if fitted is higher maintenance than colosmy bag

    sorry should have said I have had bowed cancer treated 3 years ago had it removed and bowel reattached I know this is a different cancer that’s came back