Colorectal/ Bowel Cancer& Metastic Liver Cancer-advice P Posted: 08-27-05 08:42am
Hello. I despertaly need advice!
Yesterday my dad was finally diagnosed
with bowel cancer (18cm up)and after a ct
scan they know it is in the liver and
possibly the lung/s. Around june he was
diagnosed as anemic after complaining of
fatigue and bowel changes. He had a
colonoscopy tues 16th aug, a ct scan wed
24th, saw a specialist in upper
gastrointestinal surgery and laparoscopic
surgery yesterday who gave a too brief
dukes 4 diagnosis. The surgeon was quite
patronising and not very repsonsive.We
have now been told to wait until next wed
31st for an mri scan and to see a
specialist on 1st sept. The whole process
has been hindered by a disinterested gp
and now we're not fully confident we're
recieving the best care. This seems a
very long time to wait for diagnosis and
treatment. Does anyone have suggestions
about investigating specialists or
changing a family dr/gp at such a crucial
time? Will it delay treatment? Can
anyone reccomend specialists in uk
(specifically tyne and wear/ newcastle)?
Should we consider paying for private
treatment? Does anyone have experience of
dukes stage 4 treatment , management?What
is life expectancy? 1, 2 ,3 years?Less?
Thank you so much for reading this.
