Just returned from rectosigmoid surgeon appt..

abita said:

I had the mop up chemo. What

I had the mop up chemo. What are the percentages without it? And why isn't it zero percent to 50%. 

I was told that the odds of reoccurance increased by 15% without mop up chemo. Basically, my chances of reoccurance were 50% with it and 65% without it. To me, 50% means I'm in the same boat as everyone else. Everyone alive has an almost 50% chance of being diagnosed with cancer. 

Jan

Daniellabella said:

Does anyone know what such a

Does anyone know what such a fever could mean?!?!?

Its intermittent with unknown cause....no infection per blood culture or X-ray. 

Seems to come on in late afternoon every few days.

If it continues he needs to go in as this is not something that should continue.  Temps usually rise during evening but this is too high to keep ignoring if it is persistent.  Call the doctor or the one on call if he doesn't seem to be getting better by tomorrow.  Please let us know how he is feeling.

Kim

Every adult is entitled to make his or her own medical decisions, whether that is to receive treatment, decline it, or delay it. Those decisions may or may not hasten death, but they are his to make.  I am sure it is frustrating because his decisions are not the decisions you would make for yourself, but understand this is a complex, emotional and frightening process.  Perhaps "walking beside him" is the best thing you can do at this point in time.

Daniellabella said:

Thanks for the replies,

Thanks for the replies, everyone.

The surgeon called today....it’s Stage 3C...... T3, N2, M0.

He says they may possibly do surgery first, before chemo/radiation.  

The oncologist will make the final decision. 

My husband seems far more open to surgery than chemo/radiation.

Anyone have positive stories of survival about 3C?

I just finished a one-year treatment regiment for Colorectal stage IIIC. I thought death was knocking at my door. I had chemo/radiation for 8 weeks, 9-hour surgery, 8 rounds of chemo with a portable 48-hour chemo bag, and then a reversal to remove my bag. (Also had a second primary breast cancer appear during the process and had to add in a second round of radiation). During surgery, it was discovered that the cancer had broke through the wall and entered my uterus which added an unexpected hysterectomy into the mix. The process from being told I had cancer to my last post-op appointment (this week) was one year to the date. My pathology report showed clear margins with T0, N0 (were T3, N3). The road was ridiculously hard and if you asked me how I was, most days I answered miserable and tired of the process. I was always honest about how I felt and that scared people. I just didn't see the point of lying but I fought every step of the way.

IIIb here, 2 nodes involved, then reccurance in the liver 3 spots way apart. They dug them out, 2 1/2 years later, a mass again in my liver. Once again they dig it out, almost four years ago now, almost eleven years since diagnosis, I'm here, I'm NED, and I feel good.  Tell your hubby it's a doable path, and can/may get easier, but from where I sit now, it was worth the fight, and I lost a lot along the way. Tell him to read the stories of people who've walked the walk, and tell him your with him no matter he chooses, or what happens. And find time to be good to yourself and your needs...........................................................Dave