@juliea55
Thanks Julie, for replying.
So hard to know what information to post and took me a long while to even post on this site.
I’m 65, in great health, and feel really good eight weeks after surgery, just stunned by the diagnosis I received. Am on no meds or supplements, eat basically a plant based diet but even stricter since my diagnosis as is no sugar, saturated fats, dairy, meat or fish, and amped up fiber, whole grains, etc. I’ve lost 15 lbs since surgery, 125 down to 110, although that was not intentional. I knew I would lose some going entirely whole food plant based, but maybe it’s also stress related. Walking 4-6 miles per day and trying to sleep better.

Had hoped surgery was the answer and crestfallen by staging results and recommendation for further treatment.

I have stopped working my part time job since just before surgery, as I was on my feet 6-8 hrs per day and lifting lots of produce, beyond my lifting restrictions. So I’ve had plenty of time to read books, research papers, studies, watch videos of oncologists and other professors talking about how long chemo really prolongs your life for, and whether if patients knew, if they would embark upon chemo as a treatment.

I know many people have had success with treatment even with recurrences so I haven’t ruled it out, and look forward to discussing treatment with the medical oncologist today. The wait time between diagnosis, consult/surgery, post surgery consult and today’s consult probably has given me too much time to feel sorry for myself. I know going forward I will have to adopt the warrior spirit and positive outlook.

Thank you for bolstering my confidence.