Thanks for letting me join. I’m now 4 weeks post surgery to remove the right side of my bowel, along with a large sarcoma. My worry is the diarrhoea. It’s incessant! Will it calm down? Anybody else have this? I’m now taking Imodium to try and stop the flow and drinking an electrolytes drink. I was told up to 6 weeks for the gut to settle, but not at all sure if it should be this bad! Any advice please.
Hi
Glad to hear you had the surgery, sorry to hear about the after effects. This is not something that my wife has been through so sorry I cannot offer any experience.
You may well have spoken to your oncology team who since they have your notes might be best placed to assist but as another choice you could contact our helpline 0808 808 0000 (open 8am-8pm) who may be able to provide you some expert advice, or you could use our ask a nurse service here https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer_experiences/ask_the_expert/ask_a_nurse/
<<hugs>>
Steve
