Hi,
I am from Liverpool England, and i have been on this forum ever since my mother was dignosed with Cancer in April 2015. My mother is 74 75 this year
A bit about my story.
Mother had treatment via Radiothrepy for 6 weeks (July 15) before a operation took place in (October 2015) which removed a 10cm tumour from 7cm inside her rectum. The doctor which performed the operation said the tumour was pretty much a bastard to get it was like chewy when you stick it on the floor and remove it.
Afterwards my mother was put on chemo tablets for 6 months from December 16 - June 16 after this another scan was performed in October 2016 which showed a small tumour by her coxyx stuck to a bone 1.7mm (not bone cancer we have been told) and a small tumour on her pelvis lining 1.2cm which they told her was inoperable, still never staged at this time, was told we don't stage this kind of cancer.
my mother started Chemo via a drip line in Jan 2017 folfox with introcan (they also introduced a drug with them beginning with a C i think its spelt cextium ) after 3 months of chemo another scan it showed both tumours one had gone from 1.7mm to 1.2mm and the other from 1.2cm to 0.7cm, however due to infections and side affects with cextium she was taken off this and the last 4 sessions just chemo was given.
My mother was off the chemo in August 2017 and another scan was reviewed which showed the cancers had stabled no growth in them, we was told we are re looking at operating on the tumours, unfortunately just after being told this my mothers henria twisted and she spent 8 weeks in hospital and had to have a op to fix it.
My Mum had a scan about 4 weeks ago, we went to see the surgeon last week, he told us the tumours had grown slightly and the operation was too dangerous to perform, they would need to take a section of bone away and couldn't be certain the cancer would not come back also her quality of life wouldn't be the best if she survived the operation.
Today we have been told its locally advanced inoperable stage 4 cancer ? but we told in October it was operable ( i think not doing a operation on her has something to also do with the henira) he said its stage 4 because they cant operate on the tumours however my mother has not signs of cancer or mets anywhere else in the body apart from where the orinigal tumour was, i do think the tumour on her/by coxyx was never removed fully anyway.
Mum is due to start on the same chemo as above without the added drug from last time in 3 weeks time. I did ask if there was anything else she could have and he said no.
We are due to see him again in five weeks so if anyone could help me with trails or why my mum is having folifox with introcan and not folixfox with avastin what is the difference ? it would be a great help to me.
he said she could have 6 months she could have 6 years who knows. (my mother has also started taking vitamins C and E Cannabis Oil with high THC minerals and tumruic tablets
sorry about some spelling mistakes not use to a mac and how to fix them.
Thank You all, you have all helped me over the years knowing anything can be beat