[al from Canada]

Steph,
I went back to the web site so I could answer your post and I believe it came from Austrialia but: i read the rest of the treads and posted a response, welcome to the U.S. Al

I read your post and cried..again. My sister, Lisa died August 25, one
month and 6 days after being diagnosed with stage IV BC, with mets in
liver. This is all her onc in B'ham told us, I called and was given
little info, even though Lisa had signed for me to be included in the
info. They told me that she had "three spots on her liver" and no other
organs involved. He gave her 1st and only chem on 7/25. By this time
Lisa had such ascites that she was SOB...there was no help and no info
from the onc. We went to Tulsa on 8/15, where she was told the liver was
fully involved, her ovaries were tumor filled and the SOB was
exacerbated by pulmonary effusions..all had to have been there 2 weeks
earlier. At this point, there was nothing to do but comfort as she was
in liver failure. She died on 8/26..and I feel your pain on listening to
one onc..maybe the month before she went to Tulsa would have not made a
difference, but it was not until 7/25, after the chemo, that she became
very ill. I know hindsight is 20/20, but trusting an MD when your gut is
telling you different is not good, but when money is the prime focus of
an onc..care is not the best. I only wish our 2nd opinion had not been
so long.