Colorectal cancer patients coordinate between oncologists, surgeons, and radiation specialists while managing treatments that can dramatically change digestion and daily life. Between chemotherapy, surgery decisions, and potential ostomy care, the medical journey feels overwhelming when you're already fighting cancer.
Solace colorectal cancer advocates are experienced medical professionals who:
Your advocate manages every detail so you can focus on healing.
Best of all, most Medicare patients pay nothing out of pocket.
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Colorectal cancer often requires chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery in specific sequences. Your advocate coordinates timing between treatments, ensures all specialists communicate, and manages the complex scheduling. They keep your entire cancer team working together toward the best possible outcome.
From minimally invasive procedures to major surgery potentially requiring an ostomy, surgical decisions are life-changing. Your advocate explains all options, arranges surgeon consultations, and ensures you understand what to expect. They coordinate pre-surgical preparation and post-operative care for smooth recovery.
If you need an ostomy, temporary or permanent, the adjustment is significant. Your advocate connects you with ostomy nurses, ensures insurance covers supplies, and finds support groups. They help you learn ostomy care and adjust to life changes with dignity and confidence.
With Solace, you get both a patient advocate and a supporting physician, which we refer to as your “care team”.
Your advocate will be there to manage the day to day aspects of your care: coordinating with doctors, researching potential solutions and communicating updates to you.
Your supporting physician can unlock resources for you and your advocate that might otherwise be out of reach.
Colorectal cancer and its treatments dramatically affect digestion, causing diarrhea, constipation, and nutritional challenges. Solace advocates connect you with oncology dietitians who understand post-surgical digestive changes, help manage chemotherapy-related nausea and appetite loss, and coordinate nutrition support. They ensure your team addresses bowel function problems, find solutions for bathroom urgency, and help you maintain nutrition during treatment. Your advocate helps you navigate eating and digestion challenges with practical solutions.
Colorectal cancer often has genetic components requiring testing for Lynch syndrome and other hereditary conditions. Solace advocates coordinate genetic counseling, ensure insurance covers testing, and help you understand results for family planning. They assist family members in getting appropriate screening, coordinate colonoscopies for at-risk relatives, and ensure genetic information guides your treatment. Your advocate helps protect your family's health while managing your own cancer journey.
After treatment, colorectal cancer requires vigilant monitoring with colonoscopies, CT scans, and blood tests to catch recurrence early. Solace advocates maintain your surveillance schedule, ensure you never miss critical screenings, and coordinate testing across facilities. They track CEA levels and other markers, ensure quick response to concerning changes, and coordinate care if cancer returns. Your advocate provides continuous monitoring so nothing gets missed.
Living with colorectal cancer affects intimacy, body image, and bathroom habits in ways requiring sensitive support. Solace advocates connect you with pelvic floor therapists, find counselors specializing in cancer-related intimacy issues, and locate support groups. They help you navigate work accommodations, coordinate home health services, and ensure dignity throughout treatment. Your advocate addresses every aspect of life affected by colorectal cancer with compassion and expertise.