ActiveUCer...I do have lots of support and that is my strength. My disease has been short term, since March. My husband's has been going on for 8 years. He is unbelievable! He has continued to just...
No, they also found a spot in the left wall of the pelvis that they could only take out so much of because of vessel involvement. Since nothing further can be done about that they are hoping that the...
bluegrass... it is [email protected]. Thanks! And thanks for the info on the profile too! :tongue:...
Shem, so very happy to hear that you are doing so well. Bless you! My APR entailed taking about a fist size hole out of my bottom, from my front parts to almost my tailbone, eliminating it, the...
I have two daughters within 10 miles, they are here almost daily, son and daughter-in-law on our other ranch 50 miles away. We work together so see each other several times a week. Lots and lots of...
Hi bluegrass, I was apparently already reading your blog as you were responding to me! You are so right! I went from being very healthy to this in the blink of an eye. It was such a shock and...
I, too, wish you well and am very sorry for all that you have had to go through in your healing process...God Bless!...
So sorry, I did not mean to say they were wrong just trying to clear up the confusion in the post that said they did not know that the surgery was called an APR and so was now calling it such. And...
Looking for someone that as been diagnosed with Ductile Carcinoma of the Prostate. Thank you for a response....
Hi jrrartist! I am on here looking for help dealing with my rectal cancer and decided to search for ductile carcinoma of the prostate and found you! I have never found anyone in any forum. My husband...
I am trying to find someone that has dealt with rectal cancer, an APR and a permanent colostomy. I had 7 weeks chemo/radiation that was not successful in shrinking the tumor then the very detailed...
I don't understand... you are all talking about the APR like it is either sewing you anus shut or removing it... Did anyone have it replaced with a flap made out of stomach muscle and stomach skin...
No. The APR is not where they sew your butt shut. It is a surgery that removes your whole bottom including your perineum and replaces it with your abdominal muscle with abdominal skin still attached...