I'm not a medic, but it's definitely a good sign! If colon cancer has spread to the liver they will only operate there if it is worthwhile. 

You have said that this is colon cancer and that the liver is secondary. But only your Dad's medical team can tell you whether the liver op is being carried out with curative intent.

But the liver op is definitely good news. Hold that thought! Harry

Hello Kirsta,

                  l have replied to your posts in the past and l note your dads treatment is progressing.You ask is it a good sign if they operate on your liver,?, my response is that its a great sign that they can as the spread looks to be confined to the outer lobes where they are able to remove the cancerous area with a good margin of healthy tissue to avoid contamination and spread.Reading Harrys post l would say the intent is to remove the cancer and allow the the healthy tissue to regenerate,so cure is the objective.You still face the chance of previous outward spread to other organs,but your fathers team must be confident their is a good chance this has been contained to proceed with surgery as opposed to only having pallitive control .                                                                                                                                 l had colon cancer with spread to the liver,with tumours presenting on both lobes .l lost 45% of one and !5% of the other.The bowel surgery was a lot easier than the liver,which was extremely painful for several days following the surgery.l then had eight 3 week rounds of xelox chemo to mop up any chance of stray cells, which left me with permanent neuropathy of the feet,thats the bad news.The good news that l now live a full active life,look younger than l did before,enjoy life to the full, and have made a remarkable recovery.l was 62 at diagnosis,l am now 69 but look under 60 and am an active livestock farmer, its been a hard road ,but one with a good destination at the end of it,if you saw me in person you could never believe what l went through.If you have any further questions,feel free, to ask,

                                                                                                                                             keep moving forward,

                                                                                                                                                                              David

Hi gruntifen, u sure have been a great help and so supportive through this. U have done so well in ur iwn journey haha i am now intrigued to see u! I love how positive you are, living proof this can be beaten! 
 

Dads treatment is progressing, daunting and scary but remain positive. Im glad its a good sign his getting the op, i have heard its a crap op and the recovery is much longer than the colon one but if it works then thats all that matters. I cant wait to tell you he did it he survived it too xx

Thank you for replying, this whole nightmare has become just part of every day life im surprised gow open i am about it now without crying thinking the worst i used to worry i would loose him and now i just embrace every day. 
 

im glad its a positive sign that they are giving hin the op. Thank you again for being reassuring. Sad thing is once i crumbled at the thought of bad news and now it doesnt phase me so much. Weird ah xx