Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Can people with leaky heart valves have colon cancer surgery safely

Can people with leaky heart valves have colon cancer surgery safely?
My dad is 71years old. His valve is leaking 30 percent. He gets short of breath sometimes. Is surgery safe for him
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You/he needs to consult his cardiologist -
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Ask the doctor who will be doing the procedure.
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You need to ask the doctor. However, if he has colon cancer and he doesn't have it removed he is going to die. My aunt had colon cancer. It's very painful and very deadly. My grandmother had a tumor in her stomach the size of a grapefruit as well as a tumor in her spleen and esophagus. She had a heart attack in the early 90's and so her primary care physician did not think she should have the surgery. Her cancer specialist thought she would be able to make it since she was always really active (cooking, cleaning, etc, even though she was 80). She decided to have the surgery because she knew there was a 100% chance that she would die without having the surgery. She had surgery back in May and is still living today. She had to have a feeding tube attached to her small intestine and requires a lot of care but, thankfully, she is still here.

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Friday, March 4, 2011

Can cronic long term constipation caused by opiate painkillers eventually cause colon cancer

Can cronic long term constipation caused by opiate painkillers eventually cause colon cancer?
Please dont tell me ways to cure constipation. What if the waste inside me is constantly rotton? Wont this irritate my colon?
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it can but it doesn't mean it will.
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You will have to change your painkillers. It looks like that you are taking Codeine...that's a real constipator. Change to Tramadol...which is not that bad. Yes constipation is not that good for your system. Did you know that people can actually drop dead if they try to defecate when constipated.
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Yes, it can eventually cause colon cancer. I'll try to look for the resource I read about it and post it, since you've asked this at least 3 times now. I'm not sure what kind of answer you are looking for. Ok here are three websites to read up on it: http://general-medicine.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/1998/714/1 http://www.thewolfeclinic.com/newsletter/newsletter0205.html http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Constipation-Creates-Colon-Cancer&id=195285 You can find more information by doing a search on "colon cancer and constipation" like I just did for you.

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Is it appropriate for a person to do Kegel exercises post-op for colon cancer

Is it appropriate for a person to do Kegel exercises post-op for colon cancer?
This is for a friend who had her surgery a couple months ago. She is having problems with continence. My friend is diabetic and obese.
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Since her surgery was a couple of months ago it shouldn't be a problem unless she is in a lot of pain. In that case she should ask her Dr.
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Yes, it is recommended. I was given a fact sheet on how to do these exercises and was told to do it everyday so my body's muscles can hold it in better.

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