Hi Mr. Noodle. I'm a late arrival.. So sorry to hear about your father's condition.
You situation really hits home with me as my wonderful sister in law died from colon cancer about nine years ago. She was only 39 and I was there with her when she passed. But remember every diagnosis and every individual is different. I pray that your father makes it through his surgery.

Thank you Jesus.

They took out the tumor and about a foot or 2 of colon, and are optimistic that there was no spreading. They'll physically look at the lymph nodes microscopically to find out if any cancer made it there. However, the pathologist was at the operation and did a little onsite slice-and-dice of the tumor as they closed up my dad -- he said that to the naked eye, there wasn't any evidence that the cancer had invaded the sheet of muscle tissue outside the colon. It's got to go through the sheet to get to the blood vessels that are around the lymph nodes (or something).

Hopefully we're just looking at a surgery recovery, the same as if it had been a benign polyp.

One of the best things ever was looking at my dad after the surgery and not seeing the cancer in his eyes. Anyone who has seen a cancer patient knows what I'm talking about.

Thanks again for the continued good wishes and prayers

Glad to read you good news, Noodle! My best wishes to your Dad and for his speedy recovery. Sounds like he's gonna be just fine! Phew! :)

Noodle, so glad to hear the good news! Sounds like things are going to be fairly 'easy' (being a hugely relative term here) for your Dad's recovery.

Still sending warm thoughts and good wishes to you and your familiy as your father recovers.

Woo Hoo! Let's hear it for JC, no Big C, and the swift recovery of Noodle Sr!

Good news, man.

Wonderful news, mrnoodle, and thanks for sharing it!

My best wishes and continued support for his recovery and for the well being of you and your family. Really wonderful, please pass on our shared joy.

Excellent!

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mrnoodle - that is fantastic news!!
Please keep us updated!

Pathology came back today -- there was cancer in 1 of the 25 lymph nodes they tested. That means they'll have to do some chemo, but it shouldn't be too bad (i.e., not enough to cause hair to fall out).

The only better news we could have gotten would be that all the cancer was gone. But in a way, it's almost a relief to know that they're delivering a coup de grace to whatever cells remain. Even with a clean bill of health, we'd still be terrified every time he got a fever or had stomach complaints. Looks like we'll be seeing a lot of Dr. Lee over the next few years. I think I might owe him a beer.

In my (family's) experience, chemotherapy is sickening, but not fatal. Good luck to your Dad and your family, mrnoodle.

Good news, good luck. Sending our prayers.

I'm glad to hear that they seem to have gotten most of it. Good luck.

Wonderful!! Give your dad an extra hug, once the stitches don't hurt so much. :)

That is some really good news! Best wishes to you and your family, mrnoodle.

Over the previous couple of years, both of my parents went through cancer treatments (breast and prostate), with full recoveries. Mom's spread to a few of her lymph nodes, so those were removed and she had 6 mos. of chemo and radiation. The chemo was the tougher of the two--she had to be careful about some foods she ate (no raw food, for example) and being around sick people, since her immune system was more sensitive during treatment. And she would complain of being queasy sometimes, and being fatigued--in a "weird" way that she could not describe. Her hair fell out, too, but it was no big deal--she looked cute bald.

I know it's hard, but try your best not to be terrified for your dad. Of course, there is the chance it could rear its ugly head again, but it could happen to any of us at any time, same as being hit by a bus (but probably with a better chance for recovery)--so no point in worrying!