Cancer questions :(

[lobs211]

Hi all you hooligans 🙂 Long time - hope all is good.

 I dont know where else to ask anyone so here I am.............

Can anyone tell me if they have experience with?:

A beautiful sister girl, who i call Mum (but clearly isnt) has just been diagnosed with both liver and bowel cancer.

So my question: What is this? 2 cancers found at same time? Same cancer in 2 spots? Do liver and bowel share the same cancer?

If someone says they have bowel cancer is that just a cancer that can get in the bowel?

I know those questions sound dumb but she is asking me (for some reson people think I know everything and I really know very little) so I am asking you lot cos there are heaps of you and youve been through stuff.

Doc has told her that they wont be deciding anything for 3 weeks - is this normal??

Any one know this stuff? This sucks 😞

Thanks

[love*today]

That does suck 😞 I'm sorry to hear it Lobs

[purple_haize]

Lobs, sorry to hear this.

In my mothers family there is/was alot of different cancers.

My mother had ovarian cancer and it spread to her liver, before she died.

With cancer there are so many different ones, some spread & that is how it can be in more than one place, alot depends on how early the cancer is detetected.

Some cancers dont spread, some are worse than others.

I think the best place to get the answers you want, is to talk to your GP  or the Anti Cancer Council are good as well.

[debra9275]

hi Lobs,

so sorry to hear this

I think the best thing for her to do would be to  write a  list of questions so that next ime she sees the doctor she can ask them the things she''s unclear about

sorry I don't know the answers

[katydidthat]

Hey Lobs!!!

Sorry to hear about this. There is a load of information on the web about all kinds of cancers - causes, symptoms, treatments, and everything.

Have a google and check a few different sites.

[lobs211]

Just like that *BANG* and your whole freaken world cahnges 😞

I know know know we need answers from the Doctor

They dont wanna see her for 3 weeks and the internet info is so much I just thought people here know more LOL - that sounds wierd but you know what I mean.

50 this year peeps - thats all she is 😞

We have decided its gonna be a quick day surgery, whip out junk off the liver and bowel and alls good to go. No chemo no nuffin - now doesnt that sound good 🙂 Keep the faith people!!

Cheers

[polksaladallie]

I wouldn't wait three days.  I would find another doctor today.

[katymatey*]

Lobs, sorry to hear. Perhaps this is somewhere to get some answers.

http://www.cancervic.org.au/ask-an-expert/

[sineaterdoodah]

i want to help,but that means revealing too much here,could you maybe PM me? 

and yes,3 weeks is normal for the first diagnosis,and a GOOD sign,jhust so you both know.:)

i know you have no idea who i am,and i'm a yank,all that jaz,but i WOULD like to help,if i can.:)

[j*oono]

Hi Lobs.  I'm sorry about this news but she has her chin up and that will help.

I think one of the hardest things is the waiting game.  My sister in law was told with her last scan that it will be another two months before they would check her again.  Lung cancer.

It is like Purple said I think.  It starts with one cancer and then it spreads to another part of the body.  Then it is a metastatic cancer.  I had to look that one up so I can't really help you either.