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Have Metastatic Colon Cancer. Taking Chemotherapy. CT Scan Shows Nodule. Is Surgery Simple?
10 months ago I was diagnosed with metastaic colon cacer (stage 4) The tumor had blocked the colon an spread into the peritonial membrane...The surgeon had to arrange for an illiostomy and referred to an oncolgist
.I am on chemotherapy since then ....my recent CT san showed no tumor left except a minor nodule in the pertonial membrane...
I am meeting the surgeon to discuss the pros and cons of reversing the stoma and cleanup the pretonial membrane....I feell this is not a simple operatrion please give me some comfort
Mnay thanks
Jack
.I am on chemotherapy since then ....my recent CT san showed no tumor left except a minor nodule in the pertonial membrane...
I am meeting the surgeon to discuss the pros and cons of reversing the stoma and cleanup the pretonial membrane....I feell this is not a simple operatrion please give me some comfort
Mnay thanks
Jack
Mon, 3 Jun 2013
Hi and welcome to HCM.
If this is just peritoneal tumour excision and stoma reversal then this is relatively simple procedure,more simple than the first procedures.
But if there is a plan of so called peritonectomy then this is complex and more serious procedure so consult your surgeons about this.
IT is hard to say for stage IV colon cancer that it is cured and usually we dont redcommend stoma reverse because of possibility of relaps and then stoma is needed again. But if there is no sign of malignant disease then it can be performed. WIsh you good health.
If this is just peritoneal tumour excision and stoma reversal then this is relatively simple procedure,more simple than the first procedures.
But if there is a plan of so called peritonectomy then this is complex and more serious procedure so consult your surgeons about this.
IT is hard to say for stage IV colon cancer that it is cured and usually we dont redcommend stoma reverse because of possibility of relaps and then stoma is needed again. But if there is no sign of malignant disease then it can be performed. WIsh you good health.
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