Hi There..I have posted on the bowel cancer thread quite a few times now about my hubby's bowel cancer and I have had the most marvellous responses of support and encouragement but I just have this worm in my brain if you like that I am struggling to deal with..my hubby was diagnosed with Stage 3 bowel cancer in October..prior to his surgery staging was T3N1M0 due to a PET scan that was requested to clarify a few things..my hubby had a very successful resection with clear margins and we were in such a good place.. but after meeting with the oncogist my bubble of positivity burst as he was less upbeat than the surgeon and told us that in an actual fact 7 out of 22 nodes were affected.there were 2 cancer deposits in the fat which he said for the sake of staging he would view as two extra nodes so 9 in total..chemo now due to the high risk of recurrence was inevitable..this was unexpected but we were grateful that chemo was offered but when the oncogist sent us the letter with the findings..it also mentioned EMVI and PNI positive..this was a huge blow for me as I know this is not good..the tumour was moderately differentiated..I just can't seem to get past the EMVI and PNI...i am trying to stay positive but keep feeling so low which I am trying to hide..it seems so definite that he will get a recurrence...how do I get past this dread..
