No Right Answer

We met with Dr. Lee, the colorectal surgeon yesterday afternoon. (I'm getting to meet so many nice people these days). Dr. Lee says new conventional wisdom is to wait at least 8-10 weeks after radiation prior to doing surgery. This allows for maximum healing. He also said there are several surgery options and there is no one option that is the "right answer", but we must discuss the options and come up with what is best in my situation.

I'm fine with this added time because it will allow for us to get more definitive answers and get all the options out on the table. This is a bit scary, but he said that currently, the tumor is still close enough to the end of the line that he is concerned whether he would be able to remove the remaining cancer tissue and save...well, my ass...but it is possible that it will continue shrinking in the weeks to come.

We are praying for even more great healing in the weeks/months to come for that area. We will be getting a CAT scan in about 3-4 weeks and I will see the surgeon again in 4-5 weeks.

I have been prepared that I will probably be experiencing symptoms from the radiation for several weeks to come. Praying I am able to heal, get some rest, and be pretty well "back to normal" by the time we need to decide about the next round whether that be more chemo (with or without radiation?) and/or surgery...or who knows...last night President Obama promised to find a cure for cancer in our lifetime.

More later...