My dad 69 no previous medical history at all suddenly stopped passing urine on his 69th birthday in march ,was disgnosed with prostrate cancer and commenced tamsoulosin the mri picked up incidental concern of bowel two more mri ,ct,bone scans and colonoscopy later and we now know he has 15 polyps largest is 6cm and is 2cm from anal verge with query lymph involvement in mesorectal /pelvic wall.
histology from biopsy cannot confirm cancer but surgeons and dr all say looks and feels like cancerous polyps and therefore advancing immediately to a aper operation removing anus rectum bowel etc.leaving a permanent toma awaiting urology to decide whether to go in for prostrate at same time the last ct also picked up a triple A of aorta and anurysm of left iliac.
Dad is suffering with pain losing weight and has begun to look generally unwell …we have pre ok Thursday.
so much has happened since 26 march ,I lost my mum 4 years ago suddenly to copd and dad was just getting his lust for life back he is a being brave and wants to do everything to carry on
I’m with him every step of the way although I’m petrified as I know two people personally that had Apr operations and neither had a good outcome haven’t told dad this obviously….and with the prostrate cancer the triple A and they I tend on leaving 13 polyps behind I’m just so worried not sure what I’m asking I’m just shouting this into the wind but thanks for reading
