To Your Good Health: Colon ‘Burned’ By Radiation
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Dear Dr. Roach: In 2008, I was treated for prostate cancer with radiation. A couple of months later, I started passing blood during bowel movements. I went to a gastroenterologist, who found that my colon was “burned” by the radiation. After several treatments I am still bleeding, though not as badly. I use Canasa suppositories every night. I also had cardiac stents placed in 2012. My cardiologist put me on …
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Valley Regional Chief Medical Officer Leads N.H. Delegation to D.C. Claremont — Dr. Oliver Herfort, chief medical officer of Valley Regional Hospital, led the New Hampshire delegation of seven doctors to the annual American College of Physicians leadership meeting last month in Washington, D.C. More than 200 physicians from 49 states participated. Herfort …
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Dear Dr. Roach: My father, 79, used to play 18 holes of golf three times a week, but after a recent gallbladder removal, he started showing some unusual symptoms. He appeared to be a totally different person: helpless and unable to walk. The doctors diagnosed him as having dementia. I kept telling the doctors and nurses that his washroom smelled horrible and that …