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New to forum diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer

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I was diagnosed in October 2016 with stage 4 bowel cancer which is  inoperable and I have  secondary cancer throughout liver, lungs and testine linings.  Offer of agressive chemo with little prospect of any improvement or shrinkage of main tumour. After discussion with family I took decision to not have chemo but to try and have quality time with family and friends, with prospects of only a few weeks extension of life I wanted to enjoy my time being as strong as I could without dealing with after effects of the chemo. I am 64 years old and desperate to see my 65th birthday in March. I'm married with 2 children and have 4 grandchildren. I have been reading the forum for some time and now just feel ready to talk about it, I would love to hear from anyone at a similar stage, just for genral chat or support.

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    Hi Dave,

    Welcome to the forum, I hope you find the support and information that you are looking for.

    I'm in a similar position but my Mets weren't as extensive as yours seem to be, so I opted for palliative chemo and I was lucky enough to respond well. It sometimes seems as if we're all involved in a bizarre game of Russian Roulette - trying to balance chemo side effects, quality of life and long odds against the palliative chemo doing much good. Hard decisions, which only we can make.

    Best wishes

    Dave

     

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    Hi Dave,

    Welcome to the forum, I hope you find the support and information that you are looking for.

    I'm in a similar position but my Mets weren't as extensive as yours seem to be, so I opted for palliative chemo and I was lucky enough to respond well. It sometimes seems as if we're all involved in a bizarre game of Russian Roulette - trying to balance chemo side effects, quality of life and long odds against the palliative chemo doing much good. Hard decisions, which only we can make.

    Best wishes

    Dave

     

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