Mom,
You and Rich are in my prayers. I don't know much about all of the medical
stuff, as my father's cancer is different, but I do understand your feelings.
Cancer is scary, and usually a shock to all involved. It is important that you
maintain a positive attitude, find good doctors that you and your son trust, and
have lots of Hope. They have so many new drugs and procedures now, that cancer
isn't as deadly as it once was. I think your questions are good ones, and you
might want to write down all of the other questions that pop into your head and
take them with you to the docs office and get them answered. I don't know if I
helped or not, but you have come to the right place. The people here have
become my second family, and they have helped me more than they will ever know.
Sheila
Vicci Ewen wrote:
> Hi I'm new to this...I'm scared.....and I found this group by putting in
> Adeno Carcinoma in Yahoo's search engine. My son (age 27) was diagnosed
> with this cancer last Friday. He thought he had hemmoroids and so did the
> doctor. The doctor told him to go home and forget it, as there is not much
> we can do. My son said "No way". " I am in pain and your suppositories
> aren't helping.""Send me to a Surgeon" An appt. was made for him and they
> did a sigmoidoscopy, I believe. A biopsy was taken of what the first
> doctor thought was a hemmoroid and 3 inches up inside of him a biopsy was
> taken. These 2 biopsies were sent to 2 different labs by the surgeon.
> They both came back, Adeno Carcinoma.
> The doctor had scheduled a follow up for the next Fri. They called him to
> schedule another procedure instead. They took pictures of his intestines
> on Fri. am and we were to come back at 1:30. That's when the surgeon told
> us that not in a million years did he expect to get the results he did from
> the biopsy. The cancer is within 3 inches of his rectum so he said Rich
> will have to have a colostomy for the rest of his life. Reason being, they
> will have to remove to much of the muscles around his rectum, to get all
> the cancer. This is about ALL I know right now. But I do have lots of
> questions. Who do I ask? He is scheduled for surgery June 29, next
> Monday. Do I need to do any checking on the Doctor? Do we need a 2nd
> opinion? Will the insurance pay for a 2nd opinion. Will this affect his
> bladder function? or his sexual functions? How long before he's on his
> feet after surgery? The doctor said if this cancer had been up higher they
> could have taken that part out and he would not need the colostomy. Since
> my son was in dire pain and the doctor said cancer usually does not have
> pain, where was this pain coming from? If it had been higher up I guess he
> might not have had the pain and then we would not even know that he had
> this cancer. I've read a few of the messages and will go back and read
> more. If anyone wants to respond, please feel free. Thank you so much
> The Mom
>
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