My husbands pancreatic cancer story.

Hi everyone, I am new here and feel I need to share my story with you all. My husband turned 51 this year and was a fit and healthy man, never smoked or drank. Went to the gym regularly and did the London to Brighton bike ride last for his 50th. We had a lovely week away this June to celebrate my 50th and had many plans for the rest of this year. He started to feel a little unwell feeling full quickly after eating at the end of June. Went to the doctors and they gave him some gastric reflux tablets. He then had pain under his right ribs and in his back which got worse and he couldn’t sleep laying down. Went back to the doctors which they done blood tests which the showed up with high liver enzymes, this then quickly escalated to an urgent ultrasound and on Friday 13th July, he was confirmed with many tumours on his liver, he was already jaundiced and we were told they believed it was cancer from the pancreas but there was no surgery options, possibly chemo if they could sort the jaundice. My husband deteriorated quickly and was admitted to  hospital on the 22nd July and passed away on the 29th July. We had been together 31 years. I had never dealt with cancer in the family and have found his death very difficult as he had very few symptoms before this diagnosis and we had no time to come to terms with it, only 2 weeks from being diagnosed to his passing. I am missing him terribly and not sure if I will ever come to terms with my loss.

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  • Hi

    I have just lost my husband to pancreatic cancer. He was only 55 and it started the same way, we went to the doctors they changed his reflux tablets as he was getting heartburn more often. The pain then went to his sides so went back to the doctors and had further tests done. He was due to have a liver stent but was unsuccessful. He was constantly being sick yet not eaten anything .Took him to the hospital on the Sunday and he passed away on Tuesday 10th Feb. 3 weeks from being told he had pancreatic cancer to him passing. We had all our future to look forward to, together for 17years. Life is so cruel 

  • Hello Tanc, 

    I just came across your post and wanted to offer you my heartfelt condolences for your loss.

    I can't begin to imagine what you're going through at the moment and how difficult it must be to get your head around everything that has happened but I want to let you know that our thoughts are with you and that we're sending you all our strength and support at this time.

    Coping with grief can be very tough so be kind to yourself Tanc and try, if you can, to take things one day, and step, at a time.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

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  • Hello Tanc, 

    I just came across your post and wanted to offer you my heartfelt condolences for your loss.

    I can't begin to imagine what you're going through at the moment and how difficult it must be to get your head around everything that has happened but I want to let you know that our thoughts are with you and that we're sending you all our strength and support at this time.

    Coping with grief can be very tough so be kind to yourself Tanc and try, if you can, to take things one day, and step, at a time.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

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