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Is Recovery From Rectal Cancer Treatment Through Surgery And Therapy A Possibility?

Posted on Thu, 23 Nov 2017

Question: My mum has chemoradiation for rectal cancer. I am worried mum will have had no response and it may have of spread. this is me worrying no one has suggested this. we get results tomorrow with date for operation. Do you see mum may have had no response or is this unusual. the only symptoms mum has is she is pale and says she feels like her bum hole is smaller.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Rectal cancer

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking

I understand your concern for your mother health,but you have not to worry about something that you couldn’t know if it will happened .

The rectal cancer has a good prognosis in general and very good response too the therapy.

I am sure that your mother will be fine.Its not that easy for a cancer to spread if the disease it’s only locally .

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera (33 minutes later)

shall I attach mum's letter from May? I think it might be in lymph nodes I don't know. really you see my mum can get through this operation and cancer?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Rectal cancer

Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
XXXXXXX she has a lymph node, that doesn’t change the successful surgery and chemoradiation

She will be okay

Don't worry

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera (9 minutes later)

I am so scared of losing my mum she is my world. Mum had cancer 8 years ago and it worries me she has it again. She has no bleeding black stools etc so this should be I hope a good sign

Answered by Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Rectal cancer

Detailed Answer:
Don’t worry. She will be fine,

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera (58 minutes later)

can a stoma be done in an overweight person she weighs about 16 stone 7 pounds

Answered by Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Rectal cancer

Detailed Answer:
Hi again

Yes the stoma ca be done

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera (8 hours later)

Hi it's good news. It looks like the tumour has gone and mum has had a complete response to treatment. Doctor can't be 100% sure as cancer cells can be left behind that are too small to see. So the options are to see an anaesthetist who will go through the operation as to if mum is fit enough or have biopsies under General anaesthetic and take it from there. If all cancer gone mum will be under close surveillance but if cancer still there it looks like the op. Consultant seems very optimistic xxx

Answered by Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Rectal cancer

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Very good news.I am sure that everything will be okay for your mam

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad