The plan for my treatment was originally indicated as surgery. But I spoke to my consultant today, and he has put me forward for radiotherapy.
Normally I'm sure surgery would have been the first step, but as there's a 5% chance of 'leakage' when they stitch your tubes back together, and that would mean a move to ICU, for now that kind of surgery is not first choice.
I don't think I'm getting 'second choice' treatment though - my consultant has looked at my scans and decided on a treatment plan that will offer me the best treatment at the current time.
If in future I need surgery, so be it, but I am not too concerned.
Although radiotherapy will have some effects, not the least of which will be making me tired, I am likely to recover much quicker than if I had surgery.
So, apart from having a ray gun up my backside, things are looking OK.
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