Hello @kissoon22,

I want to join Colleen, @colleenyoung, in welcoming you to Mayo Connect. I so agree that this diagnosis is a difficult one to get your head around. It is a rare type of cancer. and the treatment options tend to be different than other more traditional cancers.

I've had three surgeries for carcinoids (type of neuroendocrine tumor) in the upper digestive tract. Surgery was my only treatment as there did not seem to be any metastasis to other organs. My surgeries were years apart (2003, 2005 and 2016). As you can see, this is can be a slow growing cancer.

Since my last surgery, I have follow-up diagnostic tests of different types. If you are comfortable doing so, would you share more about how your carcinoid was diagnosed? What type of treatment is being suggested?