prayingof3 wrote:... What has been everyone's experience? ...
prayingof3 wrote:Of course I asked all kinds of questions and we are being referred to a colorectal surgeon next week to see if it is even operable. The doctor that did the scope didn't seem too hopeful at all and I am just devastated. He said there may not be a cure but there would be treatment. I feel like this is really bad. I know nothing about cancer and everything we were told sounds like my husband may not make it.
prayingof3 wrote:Ok, so we met with the colorectal surgeon. He did an exam on my husband, a proctoscope? During the scope, we heard him say something about T4? Anyways, he said that the tumor wasn't as low down as thought so if he was to have surgery then there would be a high chance of no colostomy bag. His tumor apparently is in a "grey" area of rectum and the sigmoid colon. And he said my husband would be set up for CT scans of chest, abdomen, and pelvis before any surgery would be scheduled. He told us that if the cancer showed spread he would not schedule surgery and if there was not spread then he would schedule surgery and would then give us staging after surgery. Does all of this sound about right? It's only been a week and a day, but I feel like everything is moving in slow motion. We don't even have a date for the scans yet and they didn't even take blood work, which he said he will have blood work done.
Any thoughts?
prayingof3 wrote:...Please help with any advice that you have, I would so much appreciate it! Thanks!
The doctor that did the scope didn't seem too hopeful at all and I am just devastated. He said there may not be a cure but there would be treatment. I feel like this is really bad. I know nothing about cancer and everything we were told sounds like my husband may not make it.
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