New to forum diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer

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 Hayley, I was diagnosed with bowel cancer 2014, have had stoma, bowel resection and reversal of my stoma, was told everything clear and didnt need mop up chemo. Never had a scan until febuary 2015 as they forgot about me lol unfortunately scan results went missing and never found out until july 2015 that I had cancer in my bowel lining stoma scar and back passage no operations only pallative chemo, had 8 sessions went for my scan december got my results 22nd december, they could not see any cancer but because it is difficult to see cancer in bowel lining I am having another 4 sessions of chemo, I am still in shock lol but hoping they cant find any cancer my next scan. I really hope that your chemo isnt giving you too much side effects and that you have a great response to the chemo, Unfortunately we just have to do what we can to get through this.  Sending you best wishes and a massive virtual hug. X  Susan