My husband was diagnosed last year with Kidney Cancer

Hi my husband was diagnosed last M arch with kidney cancer which was contained in his right kidney. They removed the whole kidney and he goes for his scan every 6 months. I am constantly living in fear that it will come back as the oncologist said he obviously doesnt have good genes and theres a 30 -40 % chance of it returning. Im so scared of losing him and some nights i just cry and cry. I thought after 5 years of clear scans he would have as much chance of anyone else getting cancer though i now feel that this is just gonna get him in the end......Is it just a matter of when??? Im so scared and im sorrry if this post is so negative but i just cant bear the thought of life without him. Every little twinge he has anywhere in his body im convinced its back and when he was diagnosed I dont know yet how i didnt have a breakdown as spent every day hiding from him around the house just crying and the world just seemed like a very frightening place to be. Is it normal to feel like this ?

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  • I'm so sorry, it looks as though Ayshea didn't stick around long. I hope she and her husband are all right.

    My husband has only just been diagnosed and has been told he has months, rather than years, to live. We are trying the "alcoholic haze" therapy and going out with friends tonight, but maybe tomorrow I'll start my own thread after we've been to see the consultant.

  • Hi MrsB

    hope you continue to visit this site. I totally understand what you mean. It can be so difficult. Go out and enjoy yourselves, that in itself can be therapeutic.

    Take care Linda

  • Thanks Linda. We did go out and had a good time this evening. Right this minute my husband is phoning his oldest friend - a chum from schooldays - to tell him the bad news. Very difficult and very sad but tomorrow we go and confront the consultant. As my daughter syas, "Angry beats Scared every time!"

  • Hi MrsB,

    great to hear that you and your husband went out and your daughter is right, angry does beat sad! I did get fed up with people telling me to "be positive" and decided to be my usual happy, moaning,complaining self. Just the usual emotional experiences seemed to work, especially if I had something to focus on.

    Hope everything goes well tomorrow.

    Linda

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  • Hi MrsB,

    great to hear that you and your husband went out and your daughter is right, angry does beat sad! I did get fed up with people telling me to "be positive" and decided to be my usual happy, moaning,complaining self. Just the usual emotional experiences seemed to work, especially if I had something to focus on.

    Hope everything goes well tomorrow.

    Linda

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