So glad you will be able to heal from it. Congrats on the new grandbaby.
SallyK
knobby
Reply to AlexT
Alex,
Similar here. Radiation really damaged my bladder. So now I'm peeing 24/7. Lots of fun to go along with the stoma.
But, life is still good at 77 (78 in August). My only complaint - the doc never told me about possible damage to the bladder.
Good luck,
Rod
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AlexT
Reply to knobby
Yeah. I was told about having a bag right from the get-go, but they wanted to try and shrink the cancer enough that I might not need a bag. And not knowing anything about radiation damage, I elected to do it. Looking back, I wish I would have never had the radiation. It's some bad stuff.
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