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I successfully under went laparoscopic bowel resection surgery on Tuesday. I am not sure whether to buy a belly wrap for support or not, and wanted to see if anyone had any experience of whether it helped please? Any other post surgery tips also greatly...
Husband is struggling with his wound on his bottom as opened and deep. Did anyone have the district nurses packing it? thanks in advance he’s worn out with it
Hi all My husband had his bowel surgery exactly two weeks ago and had an ileostomy. Its not been great since. He is experiencing stomach cramps and output is very watery. Output is very inconsistent. On friday morning it was pouring out, very watery...
So I did my sample doctor rang me to tell me it is over 400 I was shocked he said he is sending me for a colonoscopy but reading on here how many people have had scores of 400 plus and it is nothing to worry about I won’t be getting it done I think what...
Hello everyone, is a score of 28 high ? I have had a little bit of a problem with finding Bright red blood in my stool just a little bit very sparse . I did a fit test on a stool that I had straining with and it had a little blood on it would this effect...
Hi everyone, I had surgery a week ago to remove part of my rectum and colon. At first it was hard to work out which part of my abdomen hurt the most, but now that I’ve been home for 3 days and started moving around a bit more, I’ve realised that a...
Hi New to the forums and hoping for some shared insight and support. My dad has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, again. He had it 20 years ago, except for contracting MRSA, surgery and treatment went textbook. He had about 75% of his bowel removed...
Hi all. I’ve been a member for a while, and your posts have given me great comfort (even though I’ve never posted before). Without going too much into my story I was diagnosed with colon cancer in March 2019. In April 2019 I had an anterior resection...
Hi New to group. Had a Right Hemi Colectomy about 5 weeks ago with a follow up PET scan recently. (Results should be known this Thursday). Feel stronger and fitter each day (the odd pain at night) but now have pain on left side of tummy. It feels like...
Hi all, I have recently had a colostomy and my anus has been sewn up. This is almost a month ago and sitting is still very painful as the wound is still sore and weeping. My nursing staff keep offering the same advice of shower the area regularly...
