Stage 4 colon tumour removed in emergency op

My husband was diagnosed Aug 2018  age 43

Stage 4 colon (right side) & liver metastatic , the cancer is on many parts of the liver .Hes had 4 chemo treatment so far. 5-fu & intrreican . When diagnosed we were told pallitive care & they could treat not cure . 

My husbands been feeling really well so we came for the  weekend to London to visit my family on the Friday when school broke up. We was due to travel home on Monday, but my husband was very poorly & in terrible pain I had to rush him to hospital.

We was told he had an obstruction in his bowel & they needed to operate & that they needed to take part of the bowel away.

Then they also told us they were going to try & remove his cancer tumour further down his bowel if possible. 

He had the operation on Thursday afternoon  & it was very successful !! The main cancer tumour in his colon is now gone and the blockage area in his colon has been removed & put back together, no stoma needed. Also some lymph nodes removed. 

This happpend hundreds of miles away from where we live , & we now have to wait till Monday to find out what happens next 

He still has liver mets , Is there a chance this now could be cured or still only just treated ??

  • Hi Jadan

    Thanks for posting about your husband.It sounds like you've been through a lot in a short period of time.

    It must be a relief for you all that your husbands' operation went well and hopefully, he is recovering well at home.

    You ask whether the liver mets can be cured. Once a cancer has spread to another part of the body, like the liver, it is very difficult to cure .  If there are one or two areas in the liver, they can sometimes be removed(resected) but this isn't possible if there are many areas of cancer on the liver.

    The aim of treatment will be to control and slow down the spread of the cancer.Treatment can relieve symptoms, keep the cancer at bay for as long as possible, and give the best quality of life.

    I'm sure you will know a little more on Monday, and hopefully you will be given the chance to ask some questions that only your specialist can answer.

    If you would like to have a chat about any of this with one of us here on the helpline, please do give us a call.The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

    All the very best

    Wanda