surgery complications - or what?

[ElaineM]

I am so glad you checked in Pam. I have been thinking about you and wondering how you are doing.
Loosing even a little blood affects the body more for a cancer patient than for people without serious health problems, but maybe your blood counts will come up.
Give it a few days before you decide on a transfusion.
Blood in a stool sample can mean other things besides cancer. There are a variety of diseases and problems that can cause that. Also our organs go through alot during cancer treatments. Any one of the drugs you have taken could have weakened your intestinal wall, especially if you have had a lot of diarrhea during your treatments. Even a lack of enough good friendly bacteria (probiotics) can cause stress on the intestines. Pathology might be able to check the stool sample for more information. You might just have a small polyp or a hemmrroid. You might want to ask about a PET/CT if a virtual or regular colonoscopy is not available in you area. That would at least identify cancer if it is present.
Blood in the urine can mean there is an infection somewhere in the kidneys or bladder. If so your doctor might prescribe antibiotics or you might want to consider cranberry juice if there is a bladder infection beginning. It is very effective and especially plentiful during this time of the year.
Right now you need to rest a little more and bring up those blood counts. Eat healthy, do your phyiscal therapy and celebrate the holidays whenever you can.
I wish you a peaceful, healthy and joyful 2011.
Take good care of yourself.