On 9/7/2009 T_1959 wrote:
I have anal cancer,i just finish 5 weeks of chemotherapy and radiation treatment.i now waiting for my surgery in six weeks.can anyone give me some advice about surgery ....thank you so much....xoxoxoxox
Congradulations on your completion of chemo and radiation. The surgery is pretty tough not gonna lie. Theyll probally make a incision across your lower pelvis area and take the tumor part of the rectum out. I would imagine you will also need a illistomy bag till your rectum heels wich is about 3 months. Hopefully it wont be longer which can happen if you have a stricture where they reattach the rectum to the colon. Hopefully they can save the spincter muscle so you dont need a permament illiostomy.
After you are all back together is a tricky part with you are now left with no rectum to store your stool. So expect to go to the bathroom alot!!! You will probally want to see a nutritionist and uses enemas to flush your colon out if you are going to be away from the bathroom for a few hrs. Hope that helps good luck..