Leaandlarry2

Welcome from a Stage IV rectal cancer survivor - I am 4 1/2 years out from my diagnosis. I understand your fears about chemo. I had the most aggressive chemo because I was Stage IV - I did very well. The medicines that they use now to prevent nausea and vomiting work. I didn't have nausea and never threw up - not a single time.

Keep an open mind to your options. Those of us who are here on WhatNext are survivors ... thanks to chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery ... all traditional medicine.

Best wishes for wisdom in decision making. We're all here to help you.

Hi, sorry to hear you are going through this and totally understand you not wanting to put poison in your system! I had chemo prior to my surgery to help reduce the size of the tumor but elected not to do any more after my surgery. At the time, they doctors could not tell me definitely that it would help so I took a chance. Having said that, I did have re-occurence to my lungs and ended up going on chemo again, but that very well could have happened anyhow. It think it's a good plan to hear out your doctor and also solicit the folks on this site for their experiences. You'll get a lot of different views that may help you with that decision. Keep us posted!

Welcome to the WhatNext family! The WhatNext family is made up of people like you who are looking for help or looking to help others. To help you along your journey the WhatNext family has put together a Beginner's Guide to Cancer that I highly recommend you check-out here: http://bit.ly/10BQKCi. Also, please do not hesitate to reach out to others or ask for help.

Wishing you the best.

David
Founder, WhatNexter