Welcome to our family, Mary!!! You and
your husband have surely been through a bad stretch of time but you seem to be
fighters and that's what it's going to take to get through all of this hell
(excuse me for my language) of a disease. You will find the most wonderful
people here on this forum. When one of our invaluable members, Lillian,
gets back from a well deserved vacation in a few days, she'll send you a lot
more information about us.
My husband was diagnosed right before Christmas
last year with small cell lung cancer with mets to the lymph and bone marrow so
you can see we are battling this as well. Between you and me, I know that
the folks actually with the cancer have to go through so much with their chemo
and radiation and everything else that comes with this disease, but it's awfully
hard on us caretakers as well. And that's really where the folks on this
board come in handy. You can yell in anger at what's happened to you, you
can cry on our shoulders if you need too (we have collectively big shoulders),
you'll see some jokes being passed back and forth as we believe humor is part of
the wellness program. If you have any questions, just ask. On this
board, is a collective group of experts. What one doesn't know, another
does. What one hasn't experienced, another has.
Welcome again, Mary. I'm here for you
anytime you need me!! Please also keep us up to date on your
husband.
My husband found out last Sep, in a medical checkup
for a CDL license, he had prostrate cancer. He had the prostrate
removed. But it had spread to the lymph glands. Then in May
of this year he found out he has colon cancer and this has spread to the
liver. He had the colon cancer spot removed and the liver spot
removed. Then he got a bacteria in the stool and almost had to have
more surgery and a colostomy bag. But with antibiotics that has
cleared for now, so he has no bag. This Thurs, July 9, he starts
radiation for 5 days wk, 5 weeks. With a small amout
of chemo. Then he starts chemo full strength. We are new a
very scared. I would like to hear from someone with similar
experiances, so I can show that to him. I know he would be
interested. He is off work now. He is a truck driver, has
been for lots of years. We are both in our early 60s and have only
been married 4 years. My e-mail address is mal4724@ccp.com. Or post your
answer on this forum. I get on line each morning and read all the
replys. Mary Lewis, St Joseph
Mo.
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