Hi AnnClare, Just reading your post and signature. I was wondering why they initially diagnosed you with stage 3c? You only had 2 out of 20 lymph nodes positive on your pathology after surgery, right? Additionally, did your surgeon recommend that you have your ovaries and Fallopian tubes removed? I...

Hi AnnClare, Just reading your post and signature. I was wondering why they initially diagnosed you with stage 3c? You only had 2 out of 20 lymph nodes positive on your pathology after surgery, right? Additionally, did your surgeon recommend that you have your ovaries and uterus removed? I noticed t...

Praying for you as you go through this difficult time. Eight and half years later, I still remember some of those early days of not knowing. I held it in most of the time, but remember breaking down on the phone with a co-worker. Something little set me off, but it was all the panic and worries and...

Hi all, I'm having a hard time starting a new thread. So my sincere apologies that I'm tagging on to this thread that I just read. I just finished treatment for stage 3 rectal cancer. It was a 3 part treatment process. Radiation and oral chemo, surgery and then 6 months of IV and oral chemo. I just ...

I'm relatively new to this forum and have found a lot of useful information. More importantly I'm thankful to be able to read all the encouragement, support and hope that permeates through the posts. Thank you everyone for being so open about your experience. It's a huge help to the new people aroun...