Comments on: Can chemotherapy cure metastatic liver cancer?

By: Liver Cancer

Liver Cancer — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:15:32 +0000

@Nicole

(Nicole's lung cancer story is featured here: Give Nicole a hug: her father has stage iv lung cancer)

Give your condolences, hugs and prayers to Nicole!

We know pain is indescribable...

You can still pass Christmas imagining your father is one of the stars in the sky.

Just like we imagined father was the sun that peeped through the clouds on the cold winter-day of his funeral.

Feel free to drop by anytime Nicole!

Hugs, prayers and all our love.

By: nicole

nicole — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:03:45 +0000

I wrote about 1-2 months ago about my father he had lung cancer that had mets to the liver and was in stage 4. my father passed on 12-14-08. it was so quick and the pain i feel is so bad. keep everyone close to all of you and enjoy all time you have with your loved ones.

By: Liver Cancer

Liver Cancer — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:14:50 +0000

@Jim

We still wish you and your family well Jim!

Thanks for the update that we featured

with some extra questions for you and all chemotherapy users at:

Jim’s son successful secondary liver cancer treatment

Looking forward for your update next month or anytime you feel like dropping by.

Thanks Jim!

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:37:06 +0000

I would like to post an update on my son. He is taking Xeloda and Oxaliplatin intravenous. He was recently told that the tumour in the bowel had shrunk from 1.4 to 1.1cm and the liver cancers were receeding. The oncologitsts were extremely surprised (they actually said the improvements were significant) and have now decided to give him a second round of chemo. He was origianally told that if the first round of chemo made no improvement that would be it. He is on the second round now and after these three he will be going onto Xeloda orally for a time (we don’t know how long).

The other thing is that the oncology dept and hospital have been marvelous and very caring.

Conclusion from report of last scan:

“Internal improvement post chemotherapy in the form of decrease in the size of lung lesions as well as liver metastasis and primary site at sigmoid colon”.

He is still gaining weight and eating well and has no sickness whatsoever and no hair loss; he even looks healthier now than he did prior to diagnosis- albeit he gets tired sometimes. He is also staying positive and we are looking after him so he can get well. His aunt also treats him with relaxation procedures three times a week.

I have to admit that I think the complimentary treatment is helping with the chemo. I don’t know but something seems to be working.

I will keep you posted.

I have so much faith that this is going to work.

Jim

By: Liver Cancer

Liver Cancer — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:07:29 +0000

@Jim

We still wish you and your family well Jim!

Since a month has passed between your comment and now,

we featured your metastatic liver cancer survival story at :

Colon cancer spread to liver

We would love to read an update and asked you some extra questions at :

Colon cancer spread to liver

By: Metastatic liver cancer » Colon cancer spread to liver

Metastatic liver cancer » Colon cancer spread to liver — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:03:29 +0000

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By: Metastatic liver cancer » Death of actor Patrick Swayze

Metastatic liver cancer » Death of actor Patrick Swayze — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:20:11 +0000

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By: Liver Cancer

Liver Cancer — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:33:26 +0000

@Shiana

Dear Shiana,

We shared our thoughts and answered your questions at:

Death of Patrick Swayze : never start mourning a person who is still alive.

In the case of Patrick Swayze: it's almost one year that he outlived his cancer diagnosis, so that's one year his family and friends have been able to enjoy lots and lots of good moments with Patrick Swayze.

By: Shiana

Shiana — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:54:51 +0000

I have read many stories posted on this blog as I was trying to find some answers to my best friends horrible diagnosis. My best friend of nineteen years was recently diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer which has already spread to her liver. She is only 32 years old. While I try to keep a positive attitute, I too am starting to mourn her death before she is even gone. Im scared for her. I dont want to see her suffer. She has three young children, one of which is a newborn. The doctors are going to start chemo on her and hopefully shrink the tumors before operating. Im hoping that she is young enough that there is some chance of survival. I know the odds are against her. I dont know how to comfort her, and I also dont know how to fight the tears from my eyes everytime I get on the phone with her and she tells me she cant eat, she’s constantly throwing up, shes weak, and simply tired of living. I keep telling her to fight we have to have faith. I cant bring myself to tell her Im scared shes going to die. The doctors told her she may have 2 to 8 years to live if she responds to chemo. I love her so much, we grew up together and shes a sister to me more than anything. I also lost a good friend of mine to stomach cancer 5 years ago. She died at age 34. I feel like history is repeating itself. I dont know how to Im going to cope watching her go thru chemo, possibly lose her hair and weight, and just overall suffer. Can anybody give me any advice?