I am waiting for the liver surgeon to join the next MDT meeting to look at my MRI scan (done last Sunday) and decide on treatment. He requested this scan after a CT scan in August showed 3 more possible secondaries had appeared. I was disappointed that he was not present at this week's MDT and therefore there will be a delay of 2 weeks until there is another meeting. What happens if he is not there the next time? There seems to have already been a long time lapse between the CT scan and alert.
I have dukes 3c bowel cancer, had an emergency hartmann's procedure in 2017 with a liver resection of solitary tumour in 2018 after chemo followed by another 'mop up' cycle of chemo (folfox both times).
I had another liver resection (solitary tumour) in June this year after which I requested chemo but was advised to wait and use chemo if needed - hold in store.
This is a difficult waiting game. I am very concerned that this could be aggressive. I have been in contact with the colorectal nurses who say that the images will be sent to the hospital department where the surgeon is based and the surgeon should be at the next MDT meeting at my local hospital on 9/11/21. I am worried that this does not seem to be 'set in stone' and need some reassurance.
Thank you for the response. It’s very useful as am dreading sharing the news with family as it’s bad news but hackles will also rise (why didn’t they give chemo etc!) and il stop thinking morbidly until I know more
