I really thought I was out of the woods, as in 3 months I will have reached the 5 year mark with no recurrence. So this has been pretty devastating news.
There was a mix up (long, so I won’t go into it) and instead of my usual abdomen and chest CT scan, I only got the chest part, and didn’t get the MRI scan which I was also supposed to get . Anyway, the CT showed that what was a speck on my lung in June had grown considerably and appeared to be either a cc met or primary lung cancer.
I had a biopsy last week which confirmed cc metastasis. My oncologist says I will likely have surgery rather than RFA, but that the lung surgeon will give me all the info.
I also have an MRI of the abdomen scheduled for late March and the surgeon will want to see that before operating.
I really want this out, so surgery sounds like the best option, but I don’t know the difference in outcome of surgery vs RFA, and why one is chosen over the other.
Also, for those who found themselves in a similar situation, what is the operation and recovery like?
Edited to add that I was told that there would be no chemo - is this normal?