Robotic right hemicolectomy

I had exactly the same operation 18months ago and obviously with any major surgery it takes several weeks to get back to normal. Especially things like lifting and bending and driving. I found that much of my bowel movements were dependent in my diet and I have learned to control what is good and was is not so good. Best of luck for your resukts and your health for the fuyure

Did you have to have any cemo. Do tou work if so when did you feel happy ro go back.i work in a supermarket.I will be off 6 weeks by the end of this sicknote

Hi Milly.,hope you are coming to terms with your situation and it is not for me to preach to anyone you have to find your way of dealing with things as they affect you my story is that I doing blood in my stool 2 years ago and a colonoscopy found a polip which was part blocking the colon and I had surgery which removed the bottom half of the colon, part of the small intestine and my appendix. And I went home to recover. Three weeks later I was back in front of the colorectal consultant and the lab had found a cancerous tumour in what was removed and I started a course of chemo and here I am 18 months later having moved to live with my son and his wife in Ealing London about to go to Charing Cross Hospital for my two weekly chemo session, this Wednesday will be number 31. It is keeping the cancer in check but it cannot remove it, I am still mobile and can walk a mile and use public transport to make local joutneys and the train to visit friends and family .

i should tell you that I am 81; and have a pacemaker and defibrillator implanted because of a heart problem, and still cook all of my own meals, do light shopping, eat out with the family when the opportunity is there and I have my own small two room section of the house and we socialise now and then when their work allows.

i make the best of every day and enjoy my life working around the cancer not fighting it or giving in to it. It is there, it will not go away so I accept it and get on with my life as best I can

Be strong, live your life, and let the nurses and doctors do there thing to help you. I hope you have a support around you because they will be your strength.

My best wishes for Health and Happiness in 2025

As a general response, I had the same operation in December, and am now waiting for next steps. I think 6 weeks at least to be confident about functioning completely normals fairly realistic, so that's next week for me....unfortunately, I have a history of anxiety and depression, and have now developed that again, so I'm trying, as hard as I can to lift my mood, because I know that depression and cancer don't mix well......I hope all posting do well and make good progress back to a full life again xx

So how many weeks are you in.im 3 weeks today I suffer with depression  I have been on pills for years  I am now getting fed up I think it is because  everyone has gone back to work now after Christmas.Until I see my consultant  on 24th Jan I don't know if I need chemo or if everything is OK.its hard to think ahead when you don't know what's going on isn't it 

You are doing  so well.you impress me.i am trying to keep positive. Thank you for your reply

Hi Milly1 I had my right hemicolectomy in early December too and still have a pain. It’s far less intense than it was when I was first discharged. I sometimes get a sharp pull on my right side when I move, go up the stairs, or turn suddenly. I’ve tried not to bend or lift, but sometimes habits trigger and I’ve done things in error. 
Hopefully, fingers-crossed you haven’t developed a hernia, but as you await your results, make sure that you take your painkillers regularly. This will at least take the edge off and allow you to move around. 
Similar to you, it’s taken a while for my bowels to regulate itself. While on morphine, I was taking Lactulose and Senna but I’ve weaned off all these things now. I keep a symptom and diet diary to keep track of how my diet impacts my bowels. I’ve found that a lighter last meal of the day (ie.soup) reduces wind colic at night for me. Everyone is different, I suppose.

Here to help, if you need it! 

When are you seeing your consultant. Do you need chemo.are you getting fed up  or are you good at things sitting down

I've had anxiety and depression specifically 3 times before over 30 years, mainly about sleep problems, and now with bowel cancer, it's come back with a vengeance....I'm scared about it's impact on the cancer.....I'm also waiting for a next steps meeting later this month....feeling very low...

Hopefully everything  will be ok. The cancer has been taken out. We're have to be positive  that's its all out and we will be fine.have you got any family to support you