Hi my Dad had bowel cancer 6 years ago and had a pelvic exenteration then folfox chemo. A year later he had cancer on his lung and had a operation for that, then had nothing for 5 years, no follow ups no chemo and they say he got lost in covid
My Dad had Covid a couple of months back and they did a chest x Ray and found mets in his lungs and liver and now going on folfox chemo - can people give me some positive stories if been through this please.
thank you
Hi dankel82 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I'm sorry to read that your dad has just been diagnosed with mets in his lungs and liver from his bowel cancer and it's natural to want to hear other people's experiences.
As you know, the online community is divided into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you also join and post in the bowel cancer group as you'll then connect directly with others who have been/are going through the same treatment as your dad
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your dad's diagnosis and treatment to date into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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