Hmmmm. I personally am glad I had the surgery. I am almost a year out from the major surgery after my chemo/rad and looking back it was tough. I have no complications from the original surgery and my only real side effect was from the mop up chemo I elected to do that being neuropathy. When I was dx...

same stage as me, I did the chemo and glad I did. Rather have 5-8% chance than 10% plus. Anyways we all need to make decisions that we can live with. Good luck we both should be good.

I live in Ontario and am lucky to live debt free. I live in a modest condo and work seasonally ( 8 months a year) at a low wage. I sympathize with people that are forced to sell homes because of losing employment due to cancer. Living here in Ontario I had first rate treatment all through my year fi...

I too had a complete response after pathology. I did the chemo just because I wanted to do everything possible to prevent a recurrence. You will read and hear lots about the minimal increase in survival % if you do the chemo and that it is not worth the side effects. Well lets say down the road she ...

Feeling great and realize just how fortunate I am. It as been a real tough year but I have stayed positive and kept my chin up I am back playing ice hockey which was goal number one. This forum has been of great value for me and have searched topics regularly over the last year. I find experience sp...

Had blood test last month ferritin was 800 which is high but not high enough to warrant any treatment. Seems inflamation from surgery can effect levels and make them higher. I was dealing with a still healing surgery wound from my ostomy in late August. Anyways just wondering if anyone else has had ...

worst day of my life. Now just hoping to be a cancer survivor statistic.

Life can be so unfair
RIP Marco

A little story Back in December 2012 I was a healthy active athletic guy at 52 years old. I had recently ended a relationship that past summer, now I was back on the online dating sites. I had chatted with many but never really got serious. Anyone that has been on any of these sites know that their ...

The day I was leaving the hospital ( day 6)my surgeon came to my room said he had good news. Handed me a copy of the report said i had a complete pathological response. He was right it was good news.

Good Luck I amjust at the end of my journey but it sounds like you are heading down the same path. I won't sugar coat it, you are in for a rough year but do what the doctors say, stay positive (most important)and just take day by day. Some days will be good some will be bad but I will give you a tip...

In Ontario also biggest expense to date is hospital parking. All prescriptions are covered and I have a nurse that visits my condo once a week to clean PICC line. I don't complain about taxes up here anymore been told my treatments, scans, surgeries will be $250k Ostomy suppplies I pay for since the...

Do the chemo i have 2 treatments left and it was tough but glad I did it. Like others have said you want the mindset that you did everything possible to prevent reoccurance. I just simply asked my onc what she would do if she was me. although I had a complete pathological response she said she would...

Yes I do agree that the cost of fighting cancer with all the high tech equipment does cost a lot of money. My issue is with the insurance companies that deny test and procedures over cost. I can't tell you but I am sure you are aware of just how many people on this forum are denied procedures that t...

So glad I live in Canada. It ain't perfect but no one goes broke when they get sick. F^*K insurance companies and the doctors that get rich off others misery.