Good morning everyone

My dad, 75, was diagnosed yesterday with hepatic metastasis stemming from a meningioma that was treated with chemo 2 years ago. The last MRI 6 months ago showed no progression of the meningioma, in fact, it had even decreased a bit without further treatment, the doctors were happy to assume it was only a few scar tissues left from the initial site (it couldn't be operated).

The doctors from the oncology clinic are a bit baffled, they know of extracranial metastasis of a meningioma, but because it is really rare they have no experience of it. We are only certain of one thing, it's that it cannot be operated for the time being. They have started an aggressive chemo of 4 sessions, before we can see if operation is possible.

I can only find scientific papers on the subject, and I try not to look at sites about secondary liver cancer, the prognosis are too bleak, and they usually mention cases of secondary liver cancer from well known primary sites such as breast, colon, etc.

I'm a bit nervous that the doctors are actually 'shooting blind'. I guess chemo is more or less the go to for a large number of cancers, so it is worth a try. I just hope it won't kill him :-(

I'm not too sure what I'm looking for here, to to be honest. I find it hard to talk to my loved ones. My husband lost his mum to cancer last year. My best friend lost both parents to cancer. I don't want to upset them. I don't want to talk to other friends, for some reasons, I am afraid of the sympathy or concerns it may bring. It feels easier to talk to strangers, if you excuse me for saying so...