Hi, I am glad your husband is doing well. Can you tell me what research hospital you went to please?
I was diagnosed stage 4 with metastatic tumors in the liver, ovary and peritoneal in May 2020. I went through 14 months of chemo and scans were good so i took a month break to visit family. October 2021 my pet scan showed no tumors left except for a 5" tumor still growing in my right ovary. I had laparoscopic surgery to remove the tumor. Unfortunately, when removing the instruments the tumors broke away and attached to the surgery incision sites which left me in a lot of pain ever since. My PET scan in January revealed that all my tumors came back plus another one putting pressure on my ureter requiring a stent which has been causing additional pain that cannot be explained. I am now being told that because the tumors returned so quickly that it is an indicator of less time left and I was quoted approximately 12 months in June 2022. I am looking into alternative treatments and also trials. Oncologist does not want me to start any trials until I have exhausted chemo which has been causing me extreme fatigue this time. I don't know if that is the right approach. Every oncologist I have had does not seem to be up on trials or even bothered. I noticed that a number of MSS colon cancer trials were stopped because of lack of participation or money. Not one oncologist in the past 2 years has ever mentioned trials and when I mention it they don't know anything. I would love to hear from you or anyone else being told there is no hope since the tumors came back so quick and what their experience is/was. Love and hope to anyone reading this.