i have been treated with Capox and then 51/2 weeks chemoradiotherapy ....no surgery...scans and sigmoidoscopy show tumour has shrunk to scar......so I have been asked to be put on watch and wait with regular tests.....I am having an appointment with the team surgeon to discuss this....the nurse said ...if I had an operation...it would be rectum removal...and be a major op.....If I'm given the choice....which it sounds like....what do I do? would it be best to have an op and be rid of any cells that could be lurking...although they say there is no spread.....or do I watch and wait...and worry that it will come back...or even spread to my liver or somewhere.....has anyone else been on this watch and wait...and had good results? I really don't know what to do for the best....I am sixty nine year old female....