Hi all,

Someone very close to me was diagonosed with bowel cancer a couple of years ago. She went through radiotherapy, surgery and chemotherapy and was given the all clear around the end of last year. 

A couple of of months ago she started complaining about back pain etc and was taken to hospital and initially dismissed as muscular pain. 

After desperately pushing for more scans etc, we were told in the last week the cancer has come back and now spread to the brain. We haven’t been given proper clarity and treatment options (if any) as we are yet to be seen by the oncologist looking after her but various doctors / neurologist have given blunt and conflicting information - one saying the cancer has spread all around the head and another saying today that according to his notes, it’s only in one area. Regardless, she is not an operation candidate and the prognosis currently is likely to be guarded. 

The family are in deep shock especially as she was just given the all clear a few months ago. 

Has anyone had any similar experience, if so, anything positive?

Happy to provide more details if required. 

One of the terms mentioned was obstructive hydrocephalus.