What is Appendix and Colon Surgery?

Category: Surgeries

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Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Growths or tumors (dysplasia) 4 2
Appendicitis 3 2
Colon cancer 3 2
Atony of colon 1 0
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors 1 1
Pinched/compressed nerve from left shoulder to fingers 1 0

Show all 7 reasons taken


  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 1
Moderate 1
Mild 1
None 4

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Appendix and Colon Surgery

Side effect Patients Percentage
Abdominal adhesions 1
Abdominal pain 1
Constipation 1
Male infertility 1
Pain 1

Why patients stopped taking Appendix and Colon Surgery

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 1
See all 17 patients who've stopped having Appendix and Colon Surgery

Duration

Stopped having Appendix and Colon Surgery

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 15
1 - 6 months 1
10 years or more 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 4
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 3
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 2
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 1
Not at all hard to take 3
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 2
Not specified 5
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1 patient evaluation for Appendix and Colon Surgery

Nov 23, 2011 (Started Nov 23, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for growths or tumors (dysplasia))
  • Side effects
    Mild (constipation)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: One time
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Cost: < $25 monthly

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