Today, the MDT met and discussed my hubby’s case. Soon afterwards, he received a phone call update from one of the colorectal nurses who had been in attendance.
She said MRI showed 2cm tumour in rectum, well above sphincter area. T1/2. CT showed one tiny nodule in liver. This threw us a bit to be honest. However, we have been told that the radiologist who examined the scan doesn’t think it is of concern, but protocol dictates that a further MRI (of the liver) should be done to rule anything out. This has been arranged for Monday. Hubby apparently has a slight ‘fatty liver’, which if I heard the nurse correctly, is making things a bit more difficult to see.. We were told that what the CT scan showed may be tiny blood vessels called hemangiomas. Hubby is also to see the surgeon on Monday following todays MDT, so I’m going along to support him and try to take some notes. He was told that subject to what the liver MRI results show, they are looking at doing surgery on July 1st and would be carrying out a High Anterior Resection. A temporary ileostomy was mentioned too. Once the tumour and bowel section are removed, they will be sent to pathology for final staging, to look at lymph nodes and margins, then see what further treatment is required. The nurse also said that if MRI shows anything on that area of liver that needs removed, they’ll take it out at the same time the HAR is done.
To be honest, both of our heads are a bit all over the place with the information we’ve been given today it’s quite a lot to take in…but we’re very grateful that his case has now been discussed. After a month of everything going at what’s felt like a snail’s pace 
we are now getting off the starting blocks. Still a long way to go on our journey, but at least we’re on the move and hubby feels happy that they’re planning to carry out his surgery so quickly. Fingers crossed that date will not change 
Roses 
Thanks so much Court 
The wait while he was in theatre honestly felt like the longest day of my life; I almost cried when the anaethetist called me at home to say it had gone well and he was going into recovery. She’d come over to see hubby when he was first admitted and spoke with us both, offering to phone me once the surgery was over. I’m so grateful to her and to the surgeons.
Take care,
Love Roses x
