Hey All..
I'm new here and by reading so many of the stories, I have found myself digging for answers.
My husband was dx'ed stage3, 1N in November. They immdiately started chemo/radiation. He completed his treatment on New Years Eve. It was a horrible holiday. He was sick, couldnt eat, lost alot of weight and slept most of the time.
They have a PET Scan set up for Feb 20th, and if all looks ok, surgery will be the next day. They have gone over the surgery with us, but by reading some of the stories, it seems to be alot worse then they have explained.
so, here a few questions that I can't seem to get off my mind.
1. For so many people having this type of cancer, why do they tells us it is a very *uncommon* type?
2. When our oncologist tells us, chemo kills all cancer cells, then why and how does it come back?
3. Has anyone ever been *cured* from this type of cancer?
4. I've read the stats on it and it seems that most aren't actually cured, that sometime down the road, it re-occurs? Am I not reading it correctly.
5. The surgery? So many have written that they never actually get back to 100%....is this true?
I could go on and on, but these are the ones that won't pop out of my head.
My husband is soooo positive, and I know I need to be as well, but when I am alone, the fears grow!
Thank you all in advance...and my prayers are with all of you.
Diana