CancerCompass message board discussion started by oliveoil on 3/28/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,22445,0.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ rectal cancer surgery two months ago followed by a hole in the intestine site with absesses, on TPN for over a month, now being introduced to food again, can't poop. JP line drain came out a week ago since abscess is healed. I hear people talking a lot about diarrhea or lots of stools. I am having the opposite problem. advice appreciated it you have it. oliveoil Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT I was dia. with rectal cancer June 2006, adrenal rectal cancer a fast growing cancer.I also was in need of a mesanairy artery by pass, before the artery problem was found they said I was going to die. I found a cardeo dr. that was willing to try the by pass. So in aug 2006 I had the pypass then sept 11 06 I had my rectum removed and a none replacable bag put on.To is march 08 and I'm still recovering, is this a slow recovery? I'm so very very tired and I have tons of pain. Pelvic bone,back, cramping when I eat and tons of low stomic pain, very short of breath, my quality of life is no life, maybe one day a week I can get out or do a little house work and then it takes a week to recooperate. Is this normal? If not what could the problem be? I'm on pain meds but my pain level is 7 + still I don't want to ask for more pain meds, I don't want to get addicted and I'm afraid one day when or I get worse there will be nothing left to help with the pain. I suffer alott, I could beat my head on the wall What is others oppinion on this issue? I wish I could just het back to feeling good and enjoying life one day at a time that every one advise's me to do. Help!Thank you  angel22 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT were you reconnected or a colostomy? i decided to have everything out rather than risk the side effects of radiation. 5 weeks now getting used to the bag but can't sit because my butt has not healed. wound vac is sppeding it up now. pain meds keep you blocked up. when i came off the hard stuff and went to vicadin got regular LtCalley Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT