Hello,

             sorry tio read your post of your Dads recent diagnosis,it always comes as a shock,especially since it arrives with no big fanfare symptoms.In a similar position myself some 8 years ago,the news that it had subsequently gone visiting from its original home in my bowel was a galvanising moment to say the least.

              Your post suggests that the possibility of surgical removal of tumours is not possible due to the location within the liver, and also excliudes transplant.My good fortune (yes) was that my tumours were on the outer extremities.of both lobes,leaving enough margin to remove cleanly,although the gallbladder had to go.My particular brand was fast moving and aggressive but fortunately monitoring during and after pre bowel resection chemo and radiotherapy picked up the transistion in the nick of time..After surgery on both l had 18 weeks of follow up chemotherapy.Of all the proceedures this was the one that knocked the stuffing out of me,and left me with permanant nerve damage of my extremities.

My understanding is that the progress in targetting of chemo treatments over the past eight years have been highly significant and can be better placed to hold cancer at bay whilst being much kinder to the recipient.From my experience ,chemo is a culmalative effect and kicked in after the third cycle with round five becoming pretty destructive.The thing l learnt was to allow my mind to work in union with my body. keeping going within the bounds of my energy, changing the way l worked and being prepared to adopt a work/rest regime.Fortunately (again) l was self employed and in a position to do this.

l hope your Dads treatment goes well and is not too onerus and that the journey leads to the destination of remission,

                     David