Little nervous about the unknown, but going to chanel all my energy into treatment.
My cancer is squamous and it has travelled upwards to my rectum. They have now staged it at T3cMRF+ N1M0. Sadly I now have lymph node involvement.
I will be having 30 radiotherapy sessions and up to 6 cisplatin, given intravenously.
Surgery looks very likely, but will be reviewed after treatment. My feeling at this stage is, I would elect to have any surgery, however radical if it lowers my risk of reacurance.
On a positive note the ileostomy has healed and working great. I have even gained weight and no toilet stress.
Thanks to this wonderful group of people I am equipped with knowledge and lots of products to help my journey.
If anybody in the group has had a similar diagnosis, I would love to hear about your journey.
Will also post on the colon/rectum forum.
Wishing you all the very best day.
Ally xxx
Hi Ally,
I’m really sorry to hear that your diagnosis has become more complex. I hope that you find others on either forum who can share their experiences and wisdom.
Wishing you all the best for the start of your treatment tomorrow. It’s a very anxious time waiting to start but it can be a big relief too to start the battle against this horrible cancer.
I hope the first day is a positive one.
Sending hugs xx
Hello Ally,
Just to wish you all the best with your treatment, and to say that I also had some lymph nodes affected, but they were successfully treated by the radiotherapy and have not recurred.
It does sound like you are being well cared for, so I hope your treatment passes quickly for you and gives you positive results. xx
So pleased you had positive results, I am keeping my fingers crossed for the same xx
Hi Ally - thinking about you today. Hope all goes well. X
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