Jim from Australia shares his son’s colon cancer spread to liver and lung story.
It’s the second time we mention a colon cancer spreading to the liver. Read why a colon cancer suddenly shows up in the liver at : Colon cancer metastasized to liver.
Metastatic liver cancer treatments
In Jim son’s metastatic liver cancer case, the doctors did an emergency colon surgery to remove a tumor that was wrongly diagnosed as constipation.
Of course a colon cancer blocking your stools will feel like constipation.
In some cases one should get alarmed when the constipation also caused some blood in the stools. Was this the case Jim, or what were the warning signs that let your son go to the hospital in the first place?
Jim’s son is now undergoing cancer treatments for his liver. Although the cancer has also spread to the lungs, Jim doesn’t mention any treatment for lung cancer nor does Jim talk about the chemotherapy side effects.
We would love Jim to update us about which oral chemo his son is taking. Father was suggested to take Xeloda, but the side effects of this oral chemotherapy wouldn’t match the few more months they could maybe add to father’s life.
We also wonder which chemotherapy for colon cancer has been used in Jim son’s cancer treatment and what is the doctor’s overall plan in his son’s cancer treatment?
Jim’s son: 4th metastatic liver cancer survivor
Since Jim son’s last visit to his oncologist showed his liver levels were down by 50%, we can clearly call Jim’s son our 4th metastatic liver cancer survival.
For those having colon cancer or liver cancer, don’t get false hope when people try to sell you colon cleanse or liver cleanse products: if cancer treatments where so easy, then everybody would have those cleansing products ready available at home, just in case somebody gets cancer…
Jim’s son is taken care of by his aunt who is an oncology nurse with an Msc. in cancer nursing. Jim is complimenting his oral chemotherapy with alternative cancer therapies administered by his aunt.
His aunt nursed her own way back from breast cancer with these therapies and chemotherapy and is now completely free of cancer.
This comes to show that you are always in better hands when you get help from another person who has experienced cancer up close and personal.
That’s why we ask all of you to share your cancer stories.
For Jim: please share more about your son’s cancer story. Especially the alternative cancer therapies complementing the normal chemotherapy your son is undergoing, is missing from what regular doctors would suggest.
Jim’s son colon cancer spread to liver story
Jim left this comment more than a month ago at can-chemotherapy-cure-metastatic-liver-cancer.
One Tuesday just over five weeks ago I awoke to the start of the worst part of the rest of my life. The day before I had taken my 26 year old son to the doctor with the results of a CT scan which showed colorectal cancer with very serious metatastic liver and some lung cancer and was told that the outcome would be poor.
This came as a complete shock as he is not a drinker, smoker or drug taker. Just a normal laid back down to earth guy.
Later he had to have an emergency operation to relieve the pressure in his bowel which was originally diagnosed as constipation.
Subsequently he has undergone two lots or intravenous chemotherapy and is undergoing the second round of oral chemo.
He is also complimenting these drugs with alternative therapies administered by his aunt an oncology nurse with an Msc. in cancer nursing who also nursed her own way back from breast cancer with these therapies and chemo and is now completely free of cancer.
My son is in good spirits eating well (more than he has done for ages) and gaining weight. He has no responsibility to anybody but to just get well and is off work from his normal job in IT.
On his last visit to the oncologist his liver levels were down by 50% which is good.
I will keep you posted on his progress: the main thing I think is to stay positive and stress free.
Wish us well.
Jim
We wish you well Jim!
Stay positive and keep us updated in your son’s colon cancer spread to liver survival story.
My mother is 67 and diagnosed with stage 1V colon cancer. She first did 3 to 4 months of alternative treatments at a center and did well. When she was first diagnosed they opened her up and found it all over colon an several limphnodes which they removed alot but could not get all. They told her she she would probably only make it a year poss. with treatment. So we started her on chemo pretty much straight for going on almost two years now with the exception of a few months off here and there. We have had her also om natural supplements such as beta Glucan which helps your energy anti severly boost your immune system. Pretty much makes you much healthy through process. Also Alkaline water. I am a firm believer in these things. After over two years she is just now starting to lose hair and has never been sick or nautious. We are still batteling it but her tumor markers seem to go way down then bk up. I forgot to mention it also spread to the lung and liver. But it is now stable in lungs. main issue now is colon but keep in mind its been a very long time and shes still up and going. Please try the Beta Glucan, it is great. God bless all n good luck.
hi Jim,
I am so happy to hear that your son is doing well. Please can you tell me what alternative medicine you are using with chemo. My Dad had colon cancer back in 2005 and they took it out and he took chemo 5-Fu and in 2007 they saw specs in his liver and lung and didnt bother to help. 2009 he still has secondary cancer in the liver and spec in lung. Please help me if you can with any suggestions.
Hello,
Here is “our” story…..
My older sister at the age of 47, was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer in 2004. Full blockage,emergency surgery to remover tumor and part of her colon. came out of surgery with a colostomy bag. 2 lymph nodes involed. After 6 months chemo,was “cancer free”. Colon reconnected. Check ups through April 2006 all was clear. Then unfortunately she became complacent and did not make any follow up visits……
December 9, 2008
After suffering in silence on and off for a year, the pain became unbearable. She has now been diagnosed with a 15cm tumor on her liver, which is colon cancer. (Not sure of the stage)
Port is in place and chemo set to begin on the 17th to be given every 2 weeks.
Drugs:
Avastin,5-FU and Irinotecan.
Hope is to shrink the tumor enough to take it out. Doctors have not given any time line for shrinkage of the tomor or survival but have informed us if all goes “WELL” and it shrink and is able to be removed, it will still be a new way of life, since these tumors tend to return time and time again.
I was the main caregiver the first time around and will be this time with more surpport(thank God). I feel that is important for me to be able to voice my concerns and hopefully help anyone else going through the fight with cancer, so I will try to keep up posting as best I can.
Thanks for listing to all my ramblings 😉
Melanie
@Tania
Thanks for sharing your cancer story.
The best thing to do is you (and only you) making an appointment with the doctor or oncologist who is giving the cancer treatment to ask:
A cancer chemotherapy is either done:
In short, you need to ask whether the doctors categorize the cancer patient as curable or not curable.
If your case is similar like Jim, please read his upbeat follow up on Monday.
Hugs and prayers for you and your family.
My father inlaw has just gone throught he same thing as jims son. He had a large bowel cancer removed 5 weeks ago and then he has spots on his liver and lung. he is currently having chemo for his liver but as far as we know not for the lung. I am very concerned as he tells us everything is good and fine and my husband his son believes this to be the case, but after reading a lot on the subject it doesnt sound like there is much hope I just want a straight answer as to how much longer will he have to live?