Can I get pregnant if I have colon cancer?

Can you get pregnant after colon cancer surgery? You cannot get pregnant if you are taking medication or undergoing chemotherapy after colon cancer surgery. The radiation from chemotherapy is very high and may cause fetal malformations. You need to stop chemotherapy for one year. Then, you can consider pregnancy under the guidance and advice of a doctor based on your physical recovery.

Since the intestines are closely related to the usual diet, patients with colon cancer should pay strict attention to the diet after surgery. Generally, it is a gradual process. Secondly, it is necessary to observe the patient's vital signs and related changes in the condition after surgery. These three aspects can be said to be the basis of nursing. The following is an introduction to the nursing measures after colon cancer surgery:

1. Keep the drainage unobstructed and flush the drainage tube regularly according to the doctor's instructions. This is also a nursing method for colon cancer.

2. Fasting after surgery, gastrointestinal decompression until intestinal peristalsis is restored before eating. Diet should be gradual. These care for colon cancer are more effective. The skin around the artificial anus should be kept clean. After each bowel movement, wipe it with warm water to protect the skin of colon cancer patients. Regularly use fingers with finger cots to expand the artificial anus. When the stool becomes thinner, expansion is more necessary. This is one of the main health care methods for colon cancer.

3. For those who have long-term urinary catheters, the urethral opening should be cleaned daily to prevent urinary tract infection. These care methods for colon cancer are more effective. Colon cancer care should also gradually develop the habit of regular bowel movements. If you have not had a bowel movement for a few days, you can take laxatives or go to the hospital for an artificial anus enema. To prevent diarrhea, colon cancer patients should pay attention to dietary hygiene and eat less fiber-based foods or raw, cold, and greasy foods.

4. Observe the patient's vital signs and changes in condition, and observe the bleeding of the wound. This is also a nursing measure for colon cancer. Postoperative care for colon cancer If the patient has weight loss, sacral pain, perineal lumps, abdominal masses, ascites, liver enlargement, and early detection of metastasis, patients who undergo anal reconstruction due to surgery often have a mental burden because the artificial anus has no sphincter and has an abnormal smell all over the body. Therefore, more explanations and encouragement should be given, and the patient should be helped and guided to do a good job of artificial anus care.

Any malignant tumor has the possibility of recurrence, and the same is true for colon cancer. If colon cancer recurs, the symptoms are generally more obvious. If the patient is seriously ill, it may even invade the patient's ureter, bladder and other parts. Of course, the symptoms of recurrence will not be much different from those of colon cancer.