Hello Brownbag,

                           l had bowel cancer with spread to the liver.Any course of action will depend on location,type and aggressiveness of the cancer involved, and it would appear that there was urgent surgery required on the Bowel.There would be no prospect of doing the liver at the same time,so chemo will be to hold/reduce spread until further surgery on the liver,or if surgery not possible due to location,to try and control the existing spread.

                                               l had chemo/radiotherapy pre surgery for bowel resection,but this was changed as it was realised that l subsequently had aggressive spread to liver during that time,so liver first,ten weeks to recover,then bowel; surgery,then 18 weeks of mop up chemo.Seven years later l am here to write this and am leading a very full life.So although your ex faces a hard journey,it is by no means an impossible one,every persons diagnosis will be unique to them. so l hope he can make it through to a full recovery,

                                         David

Your post is positive to read that stage 4 is not the end of the road. Good to hear.

Your post is positive to read that stage 4 is not the end of the road. Good to hear.