Oh John, I feel so bad for your father. We have all been there and had those horrible feelings of doom. Everyone is always afraid of the unknown. Your fathers worrying is in overdrive! Its a much practiced skill for patients and caregivers to not panic when given all the negatives. This is why its so important for patients to take someone else with them to appointments. All too often during these types of appointments the ears just shut down and arent able to process any additional info.

Many patients will have surgery and then about 6 weeks later they will start rads. This is used as a clean up to ensure all traces of the cancer have been eliminated. All it takes is for one teeny tiny cell to be missed during the surgery to have a recurrence. Nobody wants to go thru that!!! There is a very detailed flow chart that doctors go by to determine which path the patient needs for the best results. The link below will give you and your father all kinds of important info about OC and treatments. Plus there are many posts here that are full of tips to help your father go thru this easier. Take it day by day and try your best to keep your father mentally engaged so he isnt constantly in a panic wondering "what if".

Best wishes!!!


OCF, main site ---- treatment/rads