I saw my oncologist and surgeon today who confirmed that after the chemo radiotherapy and then 4 cycles of CAPOX my cancer graded as Stage 3 on May has been successfully treated with no sign of any cancer now. I can't quite believe it and I hope it gives others on here hope that what seems like a devastating diagnosis can change . I'm in a bit of a strange place now having taken months to accept myself as a cancer patient to now accepting I no longer have cancer and have my life back. Is it normal to feel less than joyful at thjs stage more apprehensive that it might not last?
i will follow the wait and watch treatment plan with MRI and sigmoidoscopy every 12 weeks and a CT scan twice a year.
now to make some plans for 2024 which after months of not being able to make plans is a welcome change
Thanks I will have a read! I said to my daughter I almost feel like a fraud as everyone has been so kind .. she soon told me to remember what the treatments were like and to stop being silly
Good luck Rac, I was stage 3 too and finished capox end of October
it can be a challenge but you’ll get through it. It feels like a distant memory for me now 
brilliant news Doris58, I totally understand your feelings, it’s all a bit odd but let’s enjoy 2024!
