Should also say we are in the U.K. . My mum is not opposed to treatment . They treat visible disease as chemo options are more limited . Where there was a window of opportunity for treatment she grabbed it . Take care , Stu
Hi Bianca , It’s kind of hard to tell with my mum how long her disease has been active in her lungs . She had a nodules show up in 2014 and a met removed in 2016 . Then we thought all nodules were benign and she was actually discharged during covid although she did have a few CEA spikes that went ba...
IDF108, That is some memory . Just catching up on your news too Claudine . We do miss dad . There was always be a special place in our hearts . However despite all that has been thrown at her mum has faced it with courage and she rarely complains. She has had a wonderful day with family friends . He...
So lovely to see all the familiar names . Amy where did time go ! Five , how wonderful is that and a new role as a Gran . Well cancer showed up again for mum with further spread to the lungs in 2022 and some lymph nodes . Decided on a targeted therapy . She had nine months and a great response. Her ...
In response to your original question my mum had liver mets that were fast growing and her first recurrence popped up within the first 3 month scan . Chemo knocked it back quickly given it works best on cells that divide quickly so fast growing chemo responsive cells is a good combination . There wa...
Generation X here and birthed two generation Z !! Threw away the parenting books when they were around three and one and went back to my instinct . Withdrew from around half their activities when I realised they hated them and the Olympics were not on the horizon and enjoyed family time instead . Be...
You have the gift of time with your kids . Mine were 7 and 9 when mum was diagnosed and it shaped me . I decided to spend more time with them and have no regrets as they are now in their twenties . Put an end to my career but I have loved being their mum and we can still enjoy a good chat . You soun...
You are so correct . It’s hard to keep everything going when processing this information. Reach out to the people around you to help . Most just don’t know what to do but welcome the opportunity to help out . Given that she has responded well to chemo initially that’s a strong position to be going b...
It sucks the life out of you to see someone you love hit these bumps on the road . But just to encourage you my mum was inoperable not once but twice . The second time it was abutting a large blood vessel . It shrank away in the right direction to allow the skilled surgeon a reasonable margin . I al...
There has been a few incidents in my mum’s long medical history dealing with this disease where we had to become proactive and get our elbows out as her team were not on board for surgery . Both for the liver and her lung but other clinicians were open to it when approached . We are in the U.K. so p...
Hi , Definitely seek other clinical opinions from liver specialist. My mum had a very quick recurrence. Four liver mets plus regrowth at the resection margin . They gave her more chemo then took away 73% of her liver . That was back in 2010 and that organ remains clear . Hope she gets a good plan in...