Thank you Michelle for the response. The uncertainty here is the response to Chemo that my mother will have. If it was hard for you, it certainly will be harder for my Mom. The option that Lee gave - 5FU only may be one that is something I will discuss with the Oncologist. The surgeon did tell me th...

Thank you Lee for your response. She is nine days after surgery and the recovery is going well. She had the Robotic Colectomy so that is partly the reason for this. I did speak to an Oncologist yesterday and we will setup an appt next week to discuss the options. He did mention - FOLFOX, CAPOX as po...

Hello - I came across this test that got medicare approval (effective 10/18/20) - anyone heard of this?

https://www.natera.com/press-releases/natera-receives-final-medicare-coverage-its-signatera%E2%84%A2-mrd-test-stage-ii-iii

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Hello - My 83 old mother had a sigmoid colectomy last week. I just got the pathology report - T3 tumor with spread to 5/15 nodes. Here are lines from the diagnosis - 1. COLONIC ADENOCARCINOMA WITH MUCINOUS FEATURES, INVADING THROUGH THE MUSCULARIS PROPRIA INTO PERICOLONIC ADIPOSE TISSUE, MARGINS ARE...