Bowel cancer with liver mets.

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Hi I am 56 years old and have just been diagnosed with bowel cancer. I did my first fit test and then had to have a colonoscopy which confirmed I had bowel cancer. I have no symptoms. I then had a CT scan which showed cancer had spread to my liver. Had a PET scan and then MRI. I have seen an oncologist and she wants me to have chemotherapy Folfoxiri or Folfirinox. It is a combination of 3 drugs. They want to put a PICC line in and administer two drugs over half a day and send me home with a pump which will continue to pump third drug in over 48 hours. I will have this every 2 weeks for 3 months. It sounds horrendous. Has anyone else had this treatment? How did it go and any hints and tips you can give me? Does anyone make it out the other side?

I have been told that this is the best treatment for me following MDT meeting and I am terrified. I don't seem to have any choice over my treatment is this normal?

Any thoughts would be gratefully received.

Thank you

Bungle1 1 hour ago

Hi Millie555051712

Im sorry about your diagnosis. I had a different cancer to you ( anal) but i did have chemo via a picc line and pump, i had one drug put in via the picc at hospital and then the pump was attached on a Monday changed on Wednesday and removed Friday this happened in week one of my treatment and then repeated week five. It was ok the only things that bothered me were the fact the picc was put in 2 weeks prior to starting treatment which limited the exercise I was allowed to do and mentally I didn't like the thought of the drugs going in and seeing the pump attached was a constant reminder. I have put a link below for the bowel cancer section of these forums, if you post there you will hopefully get a better response than mine, one more specific to your cancer. Sending hugs. Xx

community.macmillan.org.uk/.../bowel-colon-rectum-cancer-forum