Well, what a day, we arrived at the hospital for the planning meeting for my husband, stage 4 bowel-cancer with mets in his liver. The Consultant hasn't had the meeting with the mdt as it was supposed to be last Friday, but has moved to this Friday, so not quite where we thought we'd be. However as you all said, once we had a plan we'd feel better, and with our sort of plan we definitely are feeling that things are starting to move.
The Consultant confirmed today it's probably chemo first to shrink the tumors (one of the liver mets is 8cms),then surgery, but if hubby has any troubles then he would go for surgery on the colon first. My husband despite the stage 4 diagnosis has few symptoms, just a niggly ache in his right side, and a dull back pain. He says as hubby is in good shape, it's positive and there won't be a delay in which ever treatment is concluded, after Friday's meeting, he wants to crack on while hubby is in good shape. He's going to call on Friday to confirm what the team agree is the best route, he talked around stoma outcome, but felt it wouldn't come to that, but wanted to know my husband's thoughts etc. We are just relieved there is a route, although we know it's a tough one.
We didn't come home with staging, any scans or anything, I asked a few questions and the Consultant was keen to say, leave it with him, don't worry about the details, you'll only google and worry yourself. This approach certainly works for my husband, he was clear at the meeting, he doesn't want a prognosis, the Consultant said that was good as it's important to have a positive mind, and no one can really predict. For me I'm a detail's girl, and I have none, except the CEA is in the thousands at the moment and he wants it to be less than 5. Of course I've googled this!
Just worried we have the right man for the job xx
