Hi again

It is good to get the size of lung mets. When mine were small and I had 12;less than a centimetre I had RFA a which destroys the met. Others do occur. It has kept the mets down over the years. I was diagnosed with lung mets in 2010.

I continued with RFA for lung  mets until some got over 3 cm. RFA cannot be done on mets over 3 cm.

the official line if you have more than 3-5 mets they won’t give you RFA  and just offer chemo.

my cancer is very slow growing and doesn’t respond to chemo.

if yours are small I would  wait the 3 months. But ask them for measurements next time. 

Thanks for this.  The mets were 5mm-7mm max x

Yes that is small. Over 1 cm I would ask for some treatment 

Thank you.

Hello Deb1E. I remember your liver op and everyone's posts discussing it very well.

I have always agreed with whatever the medical mob have put to me but on this occasion I would very hesitantly suggest a second opinion. You don't have to have an uncomfortable chat with your current consultant, just sort out a name from Bupa, Axa or whatever and speculate a few quid. It might put your mind right whatever the diagnosis.

I do hope you have success in whatever way you progress things. Xxx

Hi Deb, I have tried to answer this twice and they have disappeared! Third time lucky!

It sounds to me like you are really worried about the way things have been left with your consultant. I hope Ruth's reply has helped put your mind at ease a bit. If not why not try Norberry's suggestion and get a second opinion. 
Try to focus on how good you feel just now and enjoy it!

Hi Deb1E I can see why this news is difficult to get your head round. Wait & see is tough especially after major surgery. It sounds like you need more time & information to feel comfortable with this plan, perhaps a second opinion would help. If there’s an opportunity to feel well without treatment for a while that sounds very tempting... if you can really enjoy it without feeling it’s all just hanging over you. Thinking of you xx

Thank you everybody.  It is obviously playing on my mind I woke up last night in floods of tears - no idea why obviously dreaming about something.  I am going to have a long think over the weekend about what to do next but I have plucked up the courage to email Maggies - who emailed me back really quickly so thank you Spud. 

Part of me says 3 months to enjoy myself after the past year would be good but the other part thinks I should be doing something but not sure what.

On the plus side it has been a lovely day today I walked over 3 miles through the forest with my sister and I am actually going to see my parents (socially distanced in their garden) to watch the Duke's funeral - they are staunch royalists - had to tell them all my bad news of the last year over the phone so will be good to catch up.

I hope everybody has a lovely weekend. xx

Good you can walk that far. I enjoy walking too.

We are meeting friends in a pub garden for lunch today. It is meant to be dry and sunny.

making the most of it xxx

Hi Ruth, I hope you enjoyed your pub lunch with friends! We won't be able to do that until the end of April as pubs here still closed! It sounded lovely when I read it, I hope everyone enjoyed it! We can meet outdoors but although the sun is out, there is a cold breeze and frost at night!