Secondary liver cancer

Well recently been in hospital for surgery, ended up in intensive care as nearly died. They found an ovarian tumour during the operation, having had a bowel resection following colon cancer 3 years ago this was somewhat of a shock. Unfortunately more bad news was to come. During follow up scans, 2 tumours were found in my liver. So i was sent home the following day after a full body MRI & have since had a pet scan, but am now just in limbo. No idea what is happening next. Has anybody else had this experience where your kind of just left...

  • What a terrible shock for you. Have they allocated you a support nurse to help you? I would ring the helpline on here. Also join MacMillian for advice and support.

    Take care and please keep in touch.

  • No unfortunately I don't have a support nurse. & I have joined Macmillan. It is a terrible situation to be in to be honest 

  • Hello Kpopdemon,

    not a great position to find yourself in and completely understandable why you would want quick answers as to what is to follow. l suspect some of the answer will come from what your post touched upon, insomuch that given what you have been through recently a period of recuperation will be needed before any further treatment could be considered.

    As you point out scans have been done and l would suspect they have been assessed and next moves have been looked at by your surgical team.What you are faced with is the stress of knowing versus the stress of not knowing whilst trying to give your body and mind chance to struggle back up onto secure ground once more.

    .One thing is for sure that stressing yourself out is not helpful and one thought to hold onto is that your surgical team have invested a lot of effort,energy and professional reputation into your treatment and recovery, so are hardly likely to shrug their shoulders, walk away or allow an oversight to compromise their work to date.

    As a stage 4 bowel and liver cancer survivor, l remind those who follow my path, the only thing you can bring to your successful treatment is the best possible you with your body and mind in the best place you can get it to , allowing your surgical/medical team the best possible chance of their interventions succeeding,

    Keep going gently forward,

    David