Hi Megen

My fiance recently had the same surgery and was told that following the scans, he may need a temporary bag to give the wounds time to heal and that they would take out the tumour,  surrounding tissues and lymph nodes so they can test to see if it has spread. In the end. He didn't need a bag because the tumour was in a slightly different place from how it appeared in the scan. So it could be that your partner may not need a bag at all or if he does, this will be temporary. 

I really hope he doesn't cancel his operation because if there was a choice of a bag and remoing the cancer or not having the op and the cancer spreading, I know which I would choose.

I hope everything goes well.

Thank you for your kind wishes.  Hope your fiance is doing well.  The thing I didn't mention,which I think is colouring his judgement is that he 75 years old.

Thank you for your kind wishes.  Hope your fiance is doing well.  The thing I didn't mention,which I think is colouring his judgement is that he 75 years old.

My fiance is recovering well from the op, just waiting on for dates to start chemo for 3 months, after which they will rescan and decide if he needs another 3 months. Keeping everything crossed 3 months is enough as we started on this journey last June and it's exhausting. 

I appreciate the older you are, the harder these things hit you. I do hope he sees the benefits of the treatment they are offering him and that they have his best interests at heart.