Now two months post diagnosis and five weeks post op. Last week received results of lab tests on the tumour. Found it had spread to nearby lymph nodes, appendix and a blood vessel. All now removed, but it is the spread to the blood vessel that is worrying me. Has anyone had anything similar and if so how are you getting on?
Thanks for reading x
Hi Frances s.
The answer is yes. I have all the invasions.
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From what I remember about mine (all invasions), then it meant cancer cells travelling around body via my lympathic system and blood vessels. However, if the cancer cells don't attach themselves, then there is a chance they float by and even die off.
So for me, I accepted that my risk was higher than those at same stage without invasions, but if I work hard to minimise abnormality of other cells around the body then hopefully I'm improving my own odds.
I have my next oncology review coming up, so let's see what the experts say 
It's been a challenging month - as Artsie so fabulously describes it - a whack-a-mole time. But after every good storm comes a rainbow so I'm excited by that thought.
Many thanks again - that's sort of what I'd been thinking in terms of the blood vessels.
Let's hope we both reach that nice rainbow and get some piece of mind 
. Chemo all ahead of me at the minute
F x
Keep ducking and diving COT
I’m sending you a hug for luck x
Ann
Grt thank u il do that 
