Hi there
just off losding if that’s ok.
I started having issues in September 2022 and was told I needed to have my gall bladder removed following an x ray in December as not thought emergency. However the X-ray found a shadow on my liver. I had an MRI the Thursday before Xmas eve and was told between Xmas and new year that it was secondary cancer and they needed to find the primary source.
in early Jan I had a CT scan which showed it was bowel cancer and subsequently had a colonoscopy (which was pretty painful). I was diagnosed with stage IV inoperable bowel cancer that has spread to my liver and my abdomen lining. My symptoms previously had just not given me any reason to think it could be bowel cancer. I have had 6 rounds of chemo and am just starting another 6. I’ve had a latest CT scan and whilst it hasn’t spread any further it hasn’t shrank either. My life has been on hold for the first 6/rounds and I needed to understand my prognosis in order that I can plan accordingly ie. Holidays etc ( I have always been a planner). They have said I am looking at 2+21/2 years. I am absolutely devastated and potentially won’t make my 60th birthday. I have been trying to stay positive and keep up the good fight but this news has just taken the wind out of me and my head is in bits. I know they say that no-one can really tell you your life expectancy and I had clung on to the fact that I maybe one of the lucky ones that made it to the 5 year survival but obviously not. How do I move forward now knowing this. I have not told anyone else not even my husband or 28yr old daughter as don’t want to scaremonger if I’m overthinking things. Any advice greatly appreciated
xx
