You'll be fine.  You'll wake up and it'll all be over. There might be some discomfort,  but it'll go away. Don't stress. -s   ... View more

Hi Stacie,   I'm sorry to hear of your experience. I think sometimes if people don't understand something or they are scared of it, they don't know how to respond to that. Death and cancer - I think both generally are included here. Friends and family find it confronting and if it's something that they are not familiar with or don't know how to deal with, they tend to shut down.   I'm sorry to hear of what happened. Both to your Dad and your experience with your support network. I am however excited to hear of your Dads recovery!   -sch ... View more

Hi fungry_04,   It can be hard to take in and take some time to adjust to the new reality that you and your husband have just been told about. For me, the reality of the situation really started to sink in after the surgery had been booked in and waiting for the surgery date. That can be a little difficult. Are you going to discuss with your girls? The whole thing is hard and it sucks.  I've always done my best to remind myself that the numbers and statistics are just that. -s ... View more

Hi debbru, I'm sorry to hear this. Do you mind if I ask what happened? -s ... View more

Hi Phil, How long has it been since surgery? I know what you mean about the feeling of everything having been shoved back in.  It just feels... uncomfortable.  It gets better with time.  Now I can't feel anything.   -s   ... View more

Hi Julia00, When I first started chemo, I just went back into work afterwards and continued on as usual. After a month or so, I was going home and just sleeping for hours afterwards. Towards the end of treatment, I was going home after treatment (say 1pm) and then just sleeping until 7am the next day. After each cycle, I was progressively getting more tired.   -s   ... View more

Hi Nik198,   Well this sounds like good news so far. How are you feeling about it so far?   -s ... View more

Hi Claire, Just bear in mind that I have no medical training. My only experience with cancer is my own (bowel cancer) and other family members (I have HNPCC/lynch syndrome - a genetic predisposition to developing bowel cancer). A CT scan involves exposure to radiation. So they will try to limit your exposure to a CT scan and only scan what is necessary. If they scanned everywhere, you would might be increasing your exposure to radiation too high for no gain. I'm sure your treatment team will develop a plan based on a number of factors. For example, has the cancer metastasized?, Is there any signs of cancer in any surrounding tissue? Are there signs of cancer in the lymph nodes? When I had my cancer, they knew from research that bowel cancer, when metastasized, spread to (if I recall correctly) liver and stomach. So they did a CT scan that included these areas. Not everywhere.   Having said that. it can't hurt (only help) to ask these questions of the surgeon/doctors.   -sch ... View more

Hi Claire, The CT results were analysed and the results sent to my doctor. The doctor sent me an SMS within a day or two of the scan. Although that might change a bit if you're outside of a capital city. -s ... View more

Hi crispi, I'm sorry to hear this. It's a shock at the best of times, but doubly so when you're leading such an active and healthy life style. How many rounds of chemo do you need, and how long is each round? -s ... View more