WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2000: Re: cto Vaginal Fistula

Re: cto Vaginal Fistula

From: Jenny (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 7 Aug 2000 10:26:21 -0500 (CDT)

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Dear Dr. Marchbein: Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I appreciate the information. Jenny

At Thu, 3 Aug 2000, Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. wrote: >
>I concur with Dr. McIntosh and would like to recommend a
>urogynecologist to consult on this. They are super specialist in this
>area of the body and may be the best source of info for your
>mother-in-law's best medical care.
>
>HSM
>
>At Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Jenny wrote:
>>
>>My mother-in-law has been successfully treated for Colon cancer with
>>internal Radiation. It has been approximately one year since then. She
>>has had a lot of discomfort and has been repeatedly told it will take
>>time for the scar tissue to heal. Last week she started having feces
>>discarge through her vagina. She went to the Dr. and was told she has
>>the above condition due to thinning of the lining from the radiation.
>>The Dr. referred her to the people who had done the cancer treatments
>>(she has an appt. next week) stating that she would need to have a
>>colostomy and it would be a permanent thing. My question is: Does this
>>have to be permanent, is there any way to repair or replace the damaged
>>tissue. She is a woman in her 50's and is extremely scared of a life
>>with a colostomy bag.
>
>--
>Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
>Great Neck, New York
>
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