CancerCompass message board discussion started by oliveoil on 1/11/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,19625,0.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ The report from my endorectal ultrasound indicates I have stage 2 T2 NO MO rectal carcinoma. It is distal which is good, no involvement in lymph nodes, no metastisis also good, so I have a lot to be thankful for. I have an excellent colorectal surgeon who I will see on Tuesday again. It looks as if I will not have to go through prechemotherapy or radiation. Thanks to all for notes, prayers, and encouragement. Write me with anything you have to say. Information is always good. :) oliveoil Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT I sent you a private message.  Please let me know if you did not receive it. Jaynee soccermom Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT no I have only receieved messages through this site. oliveoil Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT I sent you a private message (via this site) as a reply to your message to me.   soccermom Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT  I haven't totally figured out how this site works and haven't been able to check my mail ebvery day. oops. I have been taking care of my grand daughter the past few days. :) oliveoil Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 1/11/2008 oliveoil wrote:The report from my endorectal ultrasound indicates I have stage 2 T2 NO MO rectal carcinoma. It is distal which is good, no involvement in lymph nodes, no metastisis also good, so I have a lot to be thankful for. I have an excellent colorectal surgeon who I will see on Tuesday again. It looks as if I will not have to go through prechemotherapy or radiation. Thanks to all for notes, prayers, and encouragement. Write me with anything you have to say. Information is always good. :) I am very happy for you. Please help me on how they could stage your cancer with an endorectal ultrasound. I have been told that I have to have my rectum removed to get the nodes so they can stage the cancer. I know I have a .9cm T2, N? M0 from all the test so far. I have been told I have a 25% risk of node involvement and their clinical recommendation is to remove everything and have a permanent colostomy bag. I am weighing the rick at this time. NPA777 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 2/2/2008 NPA777 wrote: On 1/11/2008 oliveoil wrote:The report from my endorectal ultrasound indicates I have stage 2 T2 NO MO rectal carcinoma. It is distal which is good, no involvement in lymph nodes, no metastisis also good, so I have a lot to be thankful for. I have an excellent colorectal surgeon who I will see on Tuesday again. It looks as if I will not have to go through prechemotherapy or radiation. Thanks to all for notes, prayers, and encouragement. Write me with anything you have to say. Information is always good. :) I am very happy for you. Please help me on how they could stage your cancer with an endorectal ultrasound. I have been told that I have to have my rectum removed to get the nodes so they can stage the cancer. I know I have a .9cm T2, N? M0 from all the test so far. I have been told I have a 25% risk of node involvement and their clinical recommendation is to remove everything and have a permanent colostomy bag. I am weighing the rick at this time.I would definately get a second opinion.  I found out that most of my tumor is a stage 2, but there were two spots that were a 3, so they must treat me as a 3.  They found out my stage from doing a endorectal ultrasound.  I will have my surgery in 5 weeks (they will remove some lymph nodes during surgery), because I'm just ending my 6 weeks of chemo and radiation.  But, they told me that I will have a colostomy for only 4 months and then have everything switched back around.  This is why I think I'd get another opinion.  I had 3 opinions before deciding what I wanted to do.I hope this helps.  tinarich8 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 2/2/2008 NPA777 wrote: On 1/11/2008 oliveoil wrote:The report from my endorectal ultrasound indicates I have stage 2 T2 NO MO rectal carcinoma. It is distal which is good, no involvement in lymph nodes, no metastisis also good, so I have a lot to be thankful for. I have an excellent colorectal surgeon who I will see on Tuesday again. It looks as if I will not have to go through prechemotherapy or radiation. Thanks to all for notes, prayers, and encouragement. Write me with anything you have to say. Information is always good. :) I am very happy for you. Please help me on how they could stage your cancer with an endorectal ultrasound. I have been told that I have to have my rectum removed to get the nodes so they can stage the cancer. I know I have a .9cm T2, N? M0 from all the test so far. I have been told I have a 25% risk of node involvement and their clinical recommendation is to remove everything and have a permanent colostomy bag. I am weighing the rick at this time. They do a prestaging from intial pathology reports. the good news for me is post op I was down staged from a 2 to a 1 and it was discovered to not be as deep in the wall as initially thought so i went down from a t3 to a t1. all in all it's very good for me but the recovery now has been wicked. lots of pain, weakness, etc. trying to get regular is very hard. I think i might have something else going on so will see my doc tomorrow. oliveoil Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT