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Rectal Cancer

MountainH
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Hie Everyone

I have recently been diagnosed with Rectal cancer after under going through 3 procedures  included biopsies which where superficial and inconclusive for the past 4 months, CT Scans and MRI scans also failed to detect any cancer until I had a sigmoidscopy done and i was informed i had a tumour growing in me, I am 46 yrs old with no known medical conditions and to my suprise i was informed that  this diagnosis was caught at the early stages however the doctors have advised removal of the rectum and having a stoma bag permanently  as the best corrective treatment and solution. This decision has taken me by suprise and confused as it sounds so excessive, I would like to hear from anyone who can offer some advise or  share any similar experience,  I would really appreciate any help i can get. 

Thank you in advance for your time 

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    Hi, 

    i hope you're ok.

    my dad was diagnosed with stage I adenocarcicoma moderately differentiated on Monday and he's now waiting for surgery. He may need chemo after and will have a temporary stoma. He will have a section of his rectum removed where both cancers were found. The Dr said since he had lots of polyps removed during his colonoscopy, many of them looked malign so that indicates that there's a genetic element which could potentially mean he could get cancer again. He's sending off the samples to the genetics lab as it will mean that me and my brothers will have to undergo a colonoscopy sooner than expected. We're all in our mid to late 30s my dad is 64. 
     

    anyway, that's us dealing with this horrible desease. 
     

    Take care! 

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    Hi, 

    i hope you're ok.

    my dad was diagnosed with stage I adenocarcicoma moderately differentiated on Monday and he's now waiting for surgery. He may need chemo after and will have a temporary stoma. He will have a section of his rectum removed where both cancers were found. The Dr said since he had lots of polyps removed during his colonoscopy, many of them looked malign so that indicates that there's a genetic element which could potentially mean he could get cancer again. He's sending off the samples to the genetics lab as it will mean that me and my brothers will have to undergo a colonoscopy sooner than expected. We're all in our mid to late 30s my dad is 64. 
     

    anyway, that's us dealing with this horrible desease. 
     

    Take care! 

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