Hi there.

My mum was also diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in October 2017, aged 60. She also had an operation to remove the tumour in her bowel but unfortunately it had already spread to her liver and lungs. My mum began palliative chemo about 6 weeks after her op and although she was petrified of the chemotherapy she always wanted to share with people her experience because although obviously no one wants to go through it my mum always said that it wasn't as bad as she had expected it to be. In fact my mum did 33 rounds of chemotherapy so from her experience I would definitely say it's worth it. It gave her an extra 18 months. She didn't suffer from hair loss or sickness. She did have a bit of neuropathy in her fingers but always found a way around that. More tired the two days after chemo but then was back to her usual self. The chemo had a huge impact on her CEA markers for the first year, bringing it down from 6400 to 350.

Sorry for going on, but my mum so wanted people to know that sometimes it's not as hideous as it is often portrayed and wanted people not to be afraid of it. I'm just being her voice.

Hi there.

My mum was also diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in October 2017, aged 60. She also had an operation to remove the tumour in her bowel but unfortunately it had already spread to her liver and lungs. My mum began palliative chemo about 6 weeks after her op and although she was petrified of the chemotherapy she always wanted to share with people her experience because although obviously no one wants to go through it my mum always said that it wasn't as bad as she had expected it to be. In fact my mum did 33 rounds of chemotherapy so from her experience I would definitely say it's worth it. It gave her an extra 18 months. She didn't suffer from hair loss or sickness. She did have a bit of neuropathy in her fingers but always found a way around that. More tired the two days after chemo but then was back to her usual self. The chemo had a huge impact on her CEA markers for the first year, bringing it down from 6400 to 350.

Sorry for going on, but my mum so wanted people to know that sometimes it's not as hideous as it is often portrayed and wanted people not to be afraid of it. I'm just being her voice.