Sorry I don't have experience with your situation, but I remember during chemo I would have random pain, the worse was a super sharp pain in my side that would go away almost as fast as it came. But that only happened a few times. Be sure to report this right away, there's a chance its a blood clot....

I resumed folfox about two and a half weeks after my first resection. That surgery was laparoscopic. Removed 3 Mets then 3 days later PVE surgery.

Hi Salma, The beginning is exactly the way you described , a rollercoaster of emotions, so hang in there it does get better. After settling into treatment things seem to calm down. As for chemo I can tell you personally without it I would not be alive today, Tell your dad to listen to his doctors an...

This is a good idea, and will definitely be very helpful. Adding to #5, getting a second opinion at a major cancer center. And #4, a board certified colorectal surgeon

When I was diagnosed I had 17 tumors, 14 were on the right side of the liver 3 were on the left side the largest was 7 cm. When I first met with my liver surgeon I was told with a good response from chemo he could do the surgery. The plan was to first resect the left side tumors then PVE surgery all...

Have they mentioned doing a biopsy? I believe it's an easy procedure, they use a needle. My onc mentioned biopsying my liver mets at my first appt. but he never did saying it wasn't necessary.

Hang in there Nicole, you've come a long way so far and you're doing awesome. I had chemo sessions that were also much worse than previous ones but then the next would be a lot better. Be sure and hydrate the day before and stay hydrated during. You're having a really good response to chemo let that...

I lost 20 pounds, went from 150 to 129. I wasn't a big guy to begin with so 20 pounds was alot to lose. Most of my weight loss was from not eating right because of the tumor blockage. Once I started treatment the chemo killed the tumor , I actually put my weight back on during treatment. That's exce...

That sounds like a very good plan. Hopefully they are able to do the resection laparoscopically also. My first resection was laparoscopic, recovery went really good, except I was feeling to good and over did it, was a little to active and ended up in alot of pain for 3 days. I should have sat on my ...

For me the two days after disconnect I was wiped out, fatigue and nauseous. By the third day I started feeling better. I tried different things for the nausea, what worked the best was eating small snacks when I felt it coming on. Crackers and toast was good for me when I wanted something quick. It ...

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The liver will regenerate, most likely even grow back to it's original size. I had over half my liver removed along with my gallbladder in July. I recovered quickly with no problems other than an incisional site infection. Either way it will be an open surgery and sounds like good advice about not k...

Oncologist typically lean towards treatment. That is good advice your's gave you. Maybe an option might be to continue the maintenance chemo for at least a year or two and then choose to stop if the monitoring goes well. It's a fine balancing act with risk vs reward. Maybe talk with the oncologist a...

I was able to sleep on my right side and stomach with the port accessed. At first I wouldn't even try it, but after a few treatments I did, wasn't a problem at all no pain or discomfort . But I did use a very small throw pillow right beside the needle so there wasn't direct pressure.

With a stage 4 cancer diagnosis you will qualify for SSI disability, they have a compassionate allowance program that streamlines the process. It will take a few months before checks start rolling in so if this is something that will work for you start the process soon. Also does you employer offer ...