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Bowel Cancer, Lymph cancer and stoma !

Stoma-Simon
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Hi All,

wow what a year !, all healthy and then wallop !, diagnosed last year with both bowl and lymph, through surgery, stoma bag, chemo and all good.  happy to chat with anyone

going through the same - its a scary time for sure- but OK - i had a great team and out of it now.

I know how scary it is and so please reach out if you have questions .

good luck all.

Simon

x

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    Hi stoma-Simon I read your post and I’m reaching out to you. My husband who’s 80 has had kidney cancer, had a kidney out 5 years ago, having yearly CT scans, the last one picked up stomach and FNHL ( lymphoma) had 12 radiotherapy for groin lymphoma in June before that had his stomach out in Jan, doing fine until a blood test for stomach showed low iron then 2 positive FIT tests , as he hasn’t a stomach and couldn’t drink all the prep he had a virtual CTC , just had a phone call from a nurse he has 4 polyps either side and one flat one so now he has to have a colonoscopy with the prep. Life has all of a sudden got really scary. I don’t know why I’m writing this just hoping someone will give us any tips on drinking the prep without a stomach x

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    Hi Sue,

    The prep isn't too bad, basically to clear out the colon - that said, not sure what to do if your husband hasn't got a stomach. I would have thought it would work the same - it is a bit like a laxative - have you checked with the nurses ? maybe they could offer a different laxative. ?

    The prep is 2 pints of liquid to be taken in two doses - about 6 hours between.

    From what i went through Polyps are fine, but some can lead to more serious conditions, so they want to be safe and deal with them - when your husband has the colonoscopy it is so simple for them to remove them, they do this with the camera and you can't feel a thing !. it really is nothing to worry about.

    He really needs a clear bowel, so if prep isn't an option i guess start to reduce food intake, as i said the nurse should help.

    Dont worry, better to get through this and get it sorted

    Good Luck

    Simon

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    Thanks Simon, it’s not the colonoscopy that’s the worry it’s drinking the prep, the nurse who phoned up said for a colonoscopy there’s nothing else it has to be the prep, so I guess that’s what has to be done, Maybe it should have been done to start with and saved a few weeks. Another nurse will phone up about the prep. Thanks Simon and I hope your doing ok xx

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