@sbelyea

I was told by two oncologists that they estimate less than 5 years for me and closer to 3, and that's with treatment! I can't imagine life expectancy without treatment if that's the case. I was told initially by a colorectal surgeon that surgery, "wouldn't benefit me," and later told by others that it was likely due to the mets to liver and both lungs as well as wanting to start chemo immediately which they did.

I have had one second opinion from Moffitt Cancer Center, and at the time she agreed with the treatment plan of palliative care and FOLFOX w/Mvasi every 2 weeks. I went through 11 treatments, developed fairly significant neuropathy in the process, and cancer was deemed stable in July of this year. I remain stable and continue to receive maintenance chemo every 2 weeks. I have another second opinion appointment scheduled at MD Anderson in March. They have reviewed all labs and scans, and performed their own tests on tissue samples (results as above). They will also repeat a CT scan and maybe a PET scan, I'm not sure at this point. The idea of getting another second opinion from them is to see if they agree with my current treatment plan, and if there are other options or treatments that they would recommend. So, that's where I'm at so far.