Hi folks,
I wanted to get some reach out to you all to see if you encountered a similar situation to what my dad's and to see what the steps/treatment were. Some time last spring, my Dad started noticing blood in his stool and he went overseas to see family. He had bad stomach pain and diarrhea in August so he returned back to the states. The initial thought was that it was IBS and so he changed his diet and things improved a little bit. Fast forward to April and he began to have black-tar stools. He finally got a colonoscopy and an endoscopy of his stomach on May 10th, 2017 and that same day the Doctor mentioned several things:
1. My dad had a malignant growth in his colon. Stomach was fine.
2. That he needs surgery as soon as possible to remove the growth.
3. That he is very constipated and that he will need a CAT Scan in the ab area.
4. When I asked the doctor what stage he thought my dad was in, he replied that he doesn't know.
I looked at the paper referral for the CAT Scan and in the reasoning it said "sigmoid mass'. 2 days later (Friday May 12th, 2017) we got the CAT scan. Several days later on Wednesday, May 17th, the gastro doctor's nurse called my Dad saying that they got the CAT Scan results and that the doctor would like to discuss other options in person. The appointment isn't until June 6, so basically a little over 2 weeks after the CAT Scan results came in.
With this type of delay and discuss options talk, does this more than likely mean it is pretty advanced (Stage IV)? I just started looking into treatments and it seems like Stage 1-3 are pretty straight-forward in terms of treatment. Just wanted to see what others thought based on their experience if their Doctors delayed the news by that many days.
Thanks!