My sister has had 5,000 cc's of fluid drained from her since Friday, the 1st of May. How long do you think she has to live with the fluid rebuilding at this rate? She is being taken care of by a hospice nurse as far as the draining goes. Is is common for people to last a long time with this fluid build-up and drainage process?
Thank you for your response. I was afraid that you were going to say the survival rate is low. She has fought a tough battle for the past 2 years. I PRAY some day there will be a cure for the horrible disease. Thanks again.
Stage IV or Stage D as it is called according to Astler-Coller classification of Carcinoma of Rectum is the metastatic stage.
Metastasis is the cancer has spread well beyond the rectum to different organs. It is very difficult to control at this stage of presentation as already there are nodes, adjacent organs and also distant organs involved.
They use a generalized treatment like Radio and Chemo.
The survival rate now is very low!
Take care