Husband Newly diagnosed

Hi Tracey Ann 

   I had my operation last year on the 14th October the pathway your husband has been on so far is very similar to mine,once I'd had my colonoscopy I was put on a 2 week pathway schedule and was operated on 3 weeks after the colonoscopy my tumour was 10cm and was removed successfully I've not had to have any chemotherapy which is good for me but by the sound of it your husbands treatment and time line looks similar to mine and I'm sure they will have him in ASAP so send my best to your husband and tell him to be strong along with you.

Regards Andy 

Hi @Tracyann and a warm welcome to the board. Size does not matter in this situation! The scans will check if there is any spread to other organs or suspected lymph node involvement and then the MDT will decide on a treatment plan. Yes bowel cancer is very slow growing and also very treatable - it can be tough at times but doable.

Rectal cancer is often treated with chemoradiotherapy prior to surgery to shrink the tumour. I was diagnosed in 2016 and, if you click on my name, then you can see my treatment timeline. I had 5 weeks chemoradiotherapy and used to get the earliest appointment then go into work afterwards? It obviously depends on what your husband does for a living but please speak to the help desk as Court suggested before doing anything rash?

Ive attached a copy of the booklet that I was given at my first meeting which may help with terminology etc.

https://bowelcancerorguk.s3.amazonaws.com/Publications/YourPathway_BowelCancerUK.pdf

We’re all at different stages of treatment and recovery and happy to help and support you through this so ask anything you like and we’ll give you honest answers

Take care

Karen x

Thank you x 

Thank you that’s reassuring x