in 2000 Katie Couric, Idol had lost her husband to Colon Cancer so she went Live TV on Morning show to have one herself...that is what made me have one in 2001, my Dr. Pollop found nothing . and even though it was in my Famley he said you can wait 10 YEARS, WRONG....when I got mine I had developed Rectal Cancer...much harder to treat than Colon cancer...they can just take out the effected part...and that is it....well notsomuch I had the tomour ;removed and my bowels rerouted while I had a reversal Illiastomy ...after 3 months I had the reversal done..it had not spread..so no treaments...all was well, pretty much except my Blader incontinance...but over all good...even made a trip to Montego Bay..Jamaica..wonderful...my Colonostime came back good..this past Jan...but I knew something was wrong...your body will tell you...so lissen ..as it happend the Damn Cancer was back..same place....so no I have no rectum...and a Bag...but the worst thing is the Hernia behind my Stoma...whch is the size of a half large orange..no good fit...for my Bags..so I get leakage...O ;Joy nice way to wake up in the wee hours of the morning....CRAP...yelp...now after surgery to remove a hernia...back in May....it's BACK...the Hernia...HELP......NO SPELL CHECK SORRY..
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