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Just diagnosed: Surgery not an option, looking for hope
Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Jul 29 7:00pm | Replies (103)Comment receiving replies
Is your husband still doing chemo every 2 weeks? I am still a little unclear why surgery is not an option for me. Maybe you have some more information about it since your husband did not have surgery. I'm thinking it is likely the palliative vs. cure route which both of us are on. I keep reading about how surgery is the main treatment, with chemo before or after surgery. Any info you have about that would be appreciated so I can ease my mind as it keeps circulating back to, "Why is that not an option for me?" Thanks.
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@vcsongradi My husband's story is so very similar and the hospitalist told me when he was diagnosed just 3 weeks ago with stage4 rectal with mets in surrounding lymphnodes and lungs, since his lymph nodes have been so very impacted, just like his lungs and prostate are so very cancerous, the state of his tissues would not go through surgery well. Described as paper, his tissues would tear and not heal healthily. If he starts hearing about ostomies, he will check out, and that would be a risk of having surgery I think.