Hi I'm Angie 53 and from northeast uk I'm the Carer for my mam who had bowel cancer 9 years ago had a op and was clear for 5 years, 3 years ago on the 21st December we were told by a consultant that it had returned and the outlook was grim the cancer had come back not only in her bowel but also liver and lungs we were looking at 3-6 months our whole world was turned upside down. Anyway mam was offered chemo which she grabbed with both hands Hickman line put in chemo ever other week home with a pump back to hospital to have it taken off she was I'll most of the time in and out of hospital. Then it was watch n wait after 3 months it had started to grow again but this time mam was offered a tablet capecitabine and wow my mam was great then fingers and feet got really sore she had this for 1 week off a week and had had 9 cycles with great results all tumours have shrank but now consultant decided my mam because of hands n feet needs a break watch n wait they say mam has had 2 real bad days rolling the bed being sick ect I'm so scared it's growing after just 4 weeks break she has a scan in 2 weeks the following week sees consultant for results anyway sorry I've went on bait like I said given 3-6 months and still here 3 years on
