My husband has just been diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer. There is cancer all through his liver as well as a large tumour in his bowel that the consultant is concerned is going to block his bowel. Not the news we wanted after the scans.
His treatment plan is a stoma operation on Tuesday so we don’t have to worry about the bowel blocking and then chemotherapy from the end of June.
The consultant explained that the cancer was incurable but that it depended how he reacted to the chemo. He asked if he was still going to be here in 2 months (our daughter is away for summer) and his response was “hopefully”!
I have seen the statistics that only 1/10 people with stage 4 bowel cancer are still alive in 5 years but need to hear about people who at diagnosis had cancer all through the liver but no other distant organs.
I will stay positive and hope and pray for a good outcome but need to know the reality of what we are facing.
Many thanks, from one very scared wife.
