Hello everyone Im a 76 year old lady I have endometrial cancer stage 4b I have had 4 sessions of chemo Placitacil and Carboplatin. Had a CT scan after 3 sessions and the tumours were responding well and were shrinking. I saw a surgeon yesterday and he is happy to carry out my surgery, which is a full radical hysterectomy and the removal of my omentum but before he does this operation he's going to check my abdominal area, I think to see if it has spread anywhere else. The CT Scan didn't show anything but he said sometimes it's microscopic cancer cells that don't show up on a CT scan. So I have now cancelled my next chemo session on my surgeons advice to build my strength up for this exploratory laparoscopy keyhole surgery, should be sometime this month, then the hysterectomy and omentectomy if everything is ok. He did say something very odd " you do realise even doing this surgery may only add a few more months to your life expectancy, which is about 21 months" How is that possible if the curse is being removed, we are all unique and respond to things differently. I thought if surgery is carried out and all the cancer thats visible is removed and I take my last 2 chemo treatments I would have a better prognoses. Please has anyone had surgery and how have things gone with them. I feel quite positive and I feel if this surgery is done I will have a better chance of making it maybe longer then 21 months , or am I wishful thinking
