Aimeth, I wish you and your husband the best in this difficult time. I'm not sure the time is right to ask you this, but it has been on my mind. When you say "prognosis" do you mean more than life expectancy? I ask because my mets are
in many of the same organs as you husbands (and at least one more location). The kinds of questions I've been having trouble getting answers to relate to what kinds of events are likely to occur when I get sicker. Not pleasant to think about, but helpful for planning, I think. (I am still on aggressive chemotherapy treatment and feeling quite well.) My medical team seems to be taking the position of "wait and see" then palliate. At my next appointment, I am going to ask about any pre-emptive strikes we could make by possibly removing operable mets or ablation. There seems to be a perspective that if you can't "go for a cure" removing some mets isn't worth it (possibly because them might be expected to recur.) I wonder, though, if
removing mets from lungs, for example, only (especially otherwise very healthy lungs) might behelpful even if my liver mets are inoperable.
I guess part of my reason for this repy is to let you know that I have had significant tumor progression, too -- to similar locations -- and after some of the initial shock wore off am feeling stronger and more energetic than I have since
I've been in this fight for survival. I did feel ill right after my radiation (which did significantly shrink my primary tumor). But I felt well enough to work full time before going in for what I thought would be pre-op testing for an rc.
It was then that I learned about all my mets and the surgery was cancelled. That was
my time of shock. Since then, since I am feeling well, I have been trying not to ruin days when I wake up feeling well by worrying about whether or not it is my last "good day." I sincerely hope your husband's palliative treatment does yield
good days again very soon. mssmr (Susan))
