Thanks for your reply. I'm trying to get as much info as possible but it's difficult to get it from the doctors. They are reluctant to speak to me without my mum being there and even when they do speak to us they don't really say how long she has got. I hope your husband is okay.

Hi

Have just seen your post and think for you to be able to learn much more your Mum would need to give her doctors permission to discuss matters with you(my husband did this so that I could hear things first hand(he preferred not to know).  I was in the same position when my husband was diagnosed as to a time line.  Every patient is different, every journey is so very personal (my husband had incurable Mesothelioma and there were records of patients living anything from a few weeks to over 10 years).  In the event  my husband's journey lasted nearly three years but we were lucky in that his pain was well controlled once he 'owned up' to it!  It is also possible, from my experience, that they will have a clearer idea when they see if the chemo treatment  is helping but nearly all time lines are an approximation.  If you feel  you are getting nowhere and are still concerned it may be possible to talk to a specialist pain management nurse. If your Mum has a nominated breast cancer nurse this could also be useful.  I hope you have better information soon.Jules54