Talk Cancer

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you rectum is of no use to you, so if you are going under the knife get it taken out at the  same time. If your ostomy is due to inflammatory bowel or cancer then there is a strong chance of the rectum turning cancerous if left in, so get rid and [...]

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I thank you for the responses I got recently regarding my new problem. I have been working with my ET nurse. I am using DuoDerm on the site under the wafer. There is a area that is now pink and bumpy outside the wafer. The ET nurse wanted to remove pressure from [...]

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I am usually not too optimistic about UK long distance running standards in general. However (a) Paula Radcliffe is the current World Long Course XC Champ – almost certainly has the strongest field in any distance race year on year (b) She is also the World Half Marathon champ (c) [...]

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coffee on an empty stomach seems to help me for some reason.  however, i am
I’ve never been a coffee person. Don’t like it, don’t drink it. In fact, I don’t drink any caffeine at all. —

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coffee on an empty stomach seems to help me for some reason.  however, i [...]

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I know what gizzards are  : )  I am from Bama….welcome to our lil humble group  ; )         eMi

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Whatsay Tracy, let’s have a ostomy birthday party online, with cake and ice cream and NO NUTS!! Unless you chew them up really well Thanks [...]

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I’ve ordered a few things on-line thru their site, and had them at the house in 4 days.  Their prices are right, but they use FedEx for shipping (if I recollect) which is a bit more. — PcolaPhil "Taco Bell is NOT the Mexican phone company." "Roy Owens" <reow…@lkdllink.net> [...]

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Is she getting half of her appendix (or something like that) out and is she getting radiation?  If she is, I think I know what it is. [...]

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favorites are.  also, any other recommended reading – i remember catching something somewhere about a supposed cure with diet & supplements.  i know this is controversial and even dangerous, especially with type 1.  should i bother with this one?
There is no CURE with diet… but there is CONTROL for a [...]

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I am a  38 year old male who’s father has had  rectal and bowel cancer since 1994 aged 70 year, my paternal uncle also had carcinoma in  of the sigmoid colon with associated polyps and secondary of the liver at the age of 68 years. I would be grateful of your [...]

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I have been reading the various comments on irrigation. I had a permanent colostomy due to rectal cancer in August 98. Here in the UK the medical professions do not appear to give much support to irrigation, whereas in the USA the opposite seems to be the case. I am not sure why but [...]