I had a watch wait offer after chemoradiotherapy. I did have cancer in lymph nodes, on scan showed cancer had gone in bowel but had slough showing. I asked surgeon what would he recommend. He advised he thought with slough likelihood cancer would return and unless removed could not advise on lymph nodes. I opted for operation which went well, but unfortunately on the rectum resection I have a small wound which is leaking. I saw oncologist on 28th and he said if not healed 5 weeks from 28th chemotherapy would not be offered. Basically I would go forward on a similar wait and watch. Wondered if anyone has had similar experience, which makes me feel I perhaps should have bypassed operation, but no point looking back now
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