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Colorectal Cancer: Post Treatment 6 Months +: Medical Care Stages II,III,IV

If You Had CyroSurgery

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Experience with cryosurgery is still limited so the longer term results are not fully known. 

Side effects which are currently known are as follows. Keep in mind that there is no way to predict what symptoms a particular individual will have or to what degree.: 

  • Incontinence: Incontinence has been reported in only a tiny percentage of men who had not had prior radiation. Men who had prior radiation had an approximately 50% change of having some degree of incontinence after the procedure. Urinary control generally improves for most men.
    • For an exercise to help with urinary control, click here. 
    • For practical ways to deal with incontinence, click here
  • Erectile Function: If erectile dysfunction occurs, it may be temporary or permanent. There are techniques to treat erectile dysfunction. Click here

NOTE: Do not delay contacting your doctor if you experience any of the symptoms listed in the section:   “If These Symptoms Appear, Contact Your Doctor


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