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Rectal Cancer - Hospital Recommendation

Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Apr 7 7:26am | Replies (48)

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@paul28

Inquire about having a colon resection surgery first and leave decisions concerning Oncology to later while home for recovery.
Slow things down and see how the recovery process goes before introducing the not so good side effects of chemo.
There is no reason to be in a hurry, in fact, acting in haste to begin chemo/radiation is where many find their regrets in hindsight. You can only make this decision once. The opportunity for a do-over does not exist.
Keep asking questions until you feel satisfied in the answers.
Otherwise, there are always second opinions to seek.
My best wishes.
Paul

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Thank you for the wishes!

We will definitely ask for all options and get a second opinion if we can make an appointment from the first place recommended by the surgeon. We called again the oncologist office today, but we were not able to make an appointment. They still have some systems issues ( it's been 4 or more days) and doing everything manually.

It is rectal cancer so I am not sure if the surgery is an option before radiotherapy or chemotherapy.