Coping with my husband who has terminal cancer

I just wondered if there is anyone else in a similar position to me. My husband has terminal cancer , he is only 52 and this has all started from a dodgy mole discovered in June. I feel I am on a very lonely and scary journey .

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  • So sorry to hear this. My husband was recently diagnosed with kidney cancer spread to lungs. What treatment have you been offered

  • We haven't been given anything thing yet as had tumor in his spine so are going to give him another mri scan head to foot. We did at one point decide on oral medication but until the scan has been done again we are waiting to see what route the doctors want to go. It is worrying as scan should be now and then having to wait another two weeks for results before start medication and all the time the big C is inside doing what it wants.  My partners is in lymph nodes behind his heart and on his lungs. 
    Are you coping alright? 

  • It's hard to cope isn't it. My husband's cancer was diagnosed  when he had a scan for pneumonia in July and they saw secondaries in his lungs. They then traced this back to a 7cm tumour in his kidney. A real shock. Unfortunately as he is diabetic and has a large ulcer on his foot they won't give him targeted meds at the moment as these slow down healing of wounds - and cos of his age/ other health conditions they are reluctant to operate. Coundnt agree more about things changing from normal so quickly - husband was due to retire this Dec and all plans have gone belly up. My thoughts are with you at this scary time x

  • Hi im so sorry your going through this. Life can be so tough sometimes. 

     

    Would you mind sharing what symptoms he had. Im going through the sams at the mo. Ive been referred to urologist for kidney cancer suspected. Im absolutely terrified.