Can someone help me to determine whether my ex partner who I share a child with is lying about having testicular cancer?

Now let me start this hasnt been an easy post to write, and has took me a lot of time to write and ask for advice after months of having a “gut feeling” that something isnt right and off about the situation 

backtrack to october 2024, i was told he was going in for an op on his ball as they thought it was testicular cancer, after op it was confirmed, and CT scan performed where they found enlarged lymph nodes over 2cms in his stomach, they told him he needed chemo because of the size of his tumour alone as it was 5 cms so needed one round and they were monitoring lymph nodes to see if he needed 6 rounds instead of one, and he was also waiting 2 weeks from then to have an appointment with oncologist to proceed, low and behold nothing for 4 weeks and no start of chemo.

fast forward to december 2024 I asked the question what was going on as he hadnt mentioned anything more and not started chemo, he then proceeded to tell me they had done another CT scan (not sure when) and had found something now on his liver and pelvis and needed an MRI, MRI was done urgent, when asked when he was going to get results he said 3 weeks which I thought was odd, anyway we are in january 2025 now 15 weeks after his intial op to remove testical and still no “sign” of this appointment to find out when his treatment is and its been 4 weeks.

now ive had family members with cancer so i know this doesnt add up, and is very suspicious. Why would the NHS deliberately know this has spread once? Then spread again and not start treatment at all? Because surely this is negligence right?! Is this usual treatment pattern for testicular cancer? 

  • Hi there and thanks for the post

    I appreciate you have concerns about what is or isn't going on with your ex partner but i'm afraid no one here can comment or know whether he has cancer or not.

    People undergo investigations and treatment in different ways depending on the individuals situation and cancer and this can vary quite alot.

    Unfortunately the NHS is facing some pressures at the moment and we are aware many patients are waiting longer for test results and treatment to start. If and when this happens and the patient feels this is unacceptable they can raise a complaint with the hospital.

    I'm really sorry but this is something you need to sit down and have an honest discussion about with your ex to find out more.

    Best wishes

    Naomi

  • All the timescales add up. Had an op to remove testicle. He probably needs some support at this difficult time and you may need some too.

    Ed