Hi this is my first post, so please excuse me if I screw up!   I was diagnosed with bowel cancer stage 3 in November  2018. I had my hemicolctomy in a private hospital, after that they sent me to a rehab home for the elderly for 2 months! I was just 51!!! I started their chemo by pill eventually in January 2019. About 2 months later, I complained of discomfort in my abdomen! They finally did a PET scan and said the cancer was advanced and had spread! They gave me 6 months to live on current pill therapy or maybe 2 years with IV chemo. At this point, I just totally lost confidence in these people and requested my GP to arrange transfer of my case to Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. About a month later I was in their professional hands!   My new Oncologist is a very personable chap. They did a PET scan on me and diagnosed me with stage 4 peritoneal disease in the abdomen. He is open, yet doesn't give me feel good bullshit like the previous oncologist did! He always talks to me about options, including surgery/resection. At NO time has he ever made me feel like a lost cause like the previous oncologist. When I see him, I always feel in his care and he is working on solutions!   I start cycle 13 of my chemo (FOLFIRI) next week, and am seeing a PeterMac surgeon this week to discuss if I'm fit enough for a peritonectomy. This is where I'm getting scared! I've tolerated 12 cycles of chemo very well, but now I'm getting to crunch time!   I thank PeterMac for everything, not least for allowing me to regain my sense of hope and desire to live! Not only have you given ME hope for the future, but you have also given this hope to my wife and our two year-old daughter!   That's my story! I hope I haven't sent anyone into a coma with this post!   Cheers David   ... View more