Hello all, I have 35 liver METS covering roughly 60% of my liver. The other 40% has just a few small ones that can be ablated. I am about 9 months out from doing 9 cycles of Folfox with a 40% reduction in growth. I currently am taking Xeloda as maintenance. My largest met is about 1.4cm, most are under 1.0cm. I have had 2 scans since I stopped Folfox and all METS are stable. I talked to a liver surgeon who wanted to do almost an 85% resection after embolizing the tumor free 15% to around 35%. The tumor board turned it down. I have since got a 2nd opinion who says they will do the resection ablating the remaining tumor on the clean 40%, and taking the rest. I am going to get a 3rd opinion on Tuesday.
I realize this is really my only chance to live and extended period of time. I know chemo has its limitations, and at some point, the tumors will likely activate again and start progressing. I would really like your opinions and how difficult a surgery it is, and how is the recovery on a resection. I had an extended right hemicolectomy and would thing, while the resection is a more difficult operation, the recovery would be easier, I don't know maybe I'm wrong.
Thanks in advance for whatever input of advice you can give me.