Spread to liver

Hi oceanchild 

Sorry to hear you have spread to the liver but its positive there is no other spread.  There are a lot of us around that have/had mets to the liver.  I was diagnosed in Nov 20 and had a good response to chemo which opened up the option to have a liver resection in Nov 21 and my liver has been clear since then.  Chemo can be tough but they will be keeping an eye on you, just don't suffer and let your team know as there are all sorts of lotions and potions to tackle the side effects.  Radiotherapy is fine, I just felt extremely tired.

Make sure you keep hydrated and rest when you need to. You can do this, one step at a time.

Thank you for your reassuring, kind words. I'm determined to beat all this. I see my consultant again tomorrow when I will know more. Stay well! Kevin x

Hi oceanchild

I had rectal cancer in 2019, and secondary in the liver was diagnosed in 2022. Try not to get ahead of yourself with the enormity of your situation. My secondary was missed back in 2020. I had 5 weeks chemo tablets alongside radiotherapy to shrink the tumour in the rectum. Surgery was after 6 months from diagnosis. The liver mets, as they call them, once discovered meant a liver resection. In 2022, but no chemotherapy. My consultant told me that the bowel cancer must have spread to the liver back in 2019. You may find that they’ll treat yours separately too. Whatever happens know that this community will be here for you with advice support. Fingers crossed for a positive outcome.

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Hi Oceanchild. I am sorry to hear about your diagnosis- it sounds like the two of are in the same situation. I got the exact same diagnosis a few weeks ago. I am sending all my love. Let me know how you’re going on. I am waiting for my treatment to start, and to be honest I can’t wait to start fighting this shit! We will make it! Take care! X

Best of luck to you mate I too had cancer in my rectum that spread to my liver.i had surgery in march 2022 to remove cancer from rectum and liver resection at the same time.then emergency colostomy 5 days after.chemo from may to august .I had a scan November to see if I could have colostomy reversal that's when 2 mets was found on liver reversal couldn't be done after another scan January this year a third met on liver was found .im now got terminal cancer and starting irinotecan,fluorouracil,folinic acid treatment next Wednesday good luck to you hope all goes well 

Hi mrtiguan 

Going back into chemo actually gave my mum more shrinkage and a second liver resection . You might also like to look at Wellspring . If you click on their name you can read their bio .

Hope it brings you more shrinkage .

Court 

God bless you Court. Always a positive message. I’m waiting for my 6 month post liver resection scan results, and am a bit nervous. Thank you so much for always giving such positive and supportive messages.

Oh Jools63 . The waiting for scan results is tough but my mum had two liver resections and her consultants parting words where he would be happy to go in again ! I always held onto that . 

Also with treatments like radio frequency ablation etc there are other avenues to explore . 

Got to have our go to plans at the ready ! 
Take care ,

Court 

just read wellspring a proper fighter my cancer is deep in the liver and can't be operated on that's why im terminal id love the chance of surgery not to be