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Tumors shrinking.....or surgery?

Have been chemoing three years since bowel resection. Only Eva had tumors in lung ...thank God. They are shrinking now on erbitux smallest 20mm largest 45mm. Just don't know if to say blow it let's rip them buggers outta lung or stay on chemo. Decision pretty much mine they say. Would love your advice????
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going for curative surgeries
Generally, the view here is surgery any time you become elgible for it. Along with cimetidine and surpernutrition, for us anyway
Chemo has many limits. With aggressive surgery, my wife was all healed up in several weeks, does light immunochemo maintenance and supplements. The standard treatment recommendation for her was heavy chemo for a while and then kaput, with the expectation sooner than later. Physical removal eliminates chemo resistant foci.
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Never had lung involvement
but am a big fan of surgery, seeing as how I wouldn't be here without it.
I would add cimetidine too, as it may help reduce the chance of further spread.
I did that for my last surgery (of five), and it was, well...my last surgery! Couple of years ago.
Good luck and let us know what you decide, AA
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