Decision time

Hi Nora. That’s a tricky decision. His present staging would indicate that there are affected lymph nodes or have they been zapped by the radiotherapy? I’ve attached a link to a post by Dancingdoll67 who was in a similar position. You could also type ‘watch and wait’ in the search box which will bring up previous posts from people in a similar situation - Jogey is a success story but there are others who have had the cancer rear it’s ugly head ahead and then had to go ahead with surgery

https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer_types/bowel-colon-rectum-cancer-forum/f/diagnosis/237144/complete-clinical-response

You can also ring the support desk on the number below and talk it through with them too?

Take care

Karen x

Hiya I had capox followed by radiotherapy and I had a complete clinical response. No op needed and am now on watch and wait ..just had a CT and an MRI...all clear so far. I'm coming up to a year since the end of my radio. The chemo is tough and the pins and needles and cold sensitivity take some getting used to but for me it was  certainly worth it. I was T3 N1 M0. If it does come back then surgery is still an option. 

Wishing your husband all the very best.

Regards

Dancingdoll67

Thanks for replying Dancingdoll67 and I hope you didn’t mind me tagging you. Fabulous news about the clear scans x

Thanks so much for the helpful links and advice

now that I know what this approach is known as , I’ve been able to have a good read of several peoples stories. Thanks to everyone who has replied. X