Unsure and confused

My partner had to go to a&e last Wednesday night with suspected gallstones, did a ultrasound scan and no stones etc so sent him for a CT scan on the Saturday, had the results within an hour and his appendix had burst so had the op on the Saturday night to remove them but before he went for his op the dr came and told him they had found something else on his scan something called a “squiggle” whatever that means and she didn’t believe holding anything back from anyone. My partner is 35 now and had testicular cancer when he was 21 so he asked her straight is it cancer and she said she couldn’t say. Fast forward to before he went down for his op the dr has come back and told him it looks like a “mass or a cluster”. We’ve now found out from his discharge letter it’s near his left kidney with a question mark. He’s been referred to urology mdt and now today had a letter saying he’s got a telephone consultation next Thursday 28th, it says to discuss his current and past medical history and accurate list of all his current medication so what does this mean please. I’m so stressed for him never mind how he’s feeling. Has anyone got any idea? I was hoping with it saying telephone it would be good news but now I’m not sure with it saying about current and past etc.

  • Hello dowlk94

    I'm sorry to hear that your partner has recently had some health issues and that now you find yourselves facing uncertainty regarding a mass that was found. It's understandable that you may both be feeling a range of emotions at the moment and have questions about what this all could mean. 

    It's good to hear that the team responsible for your partner's care is moving forward with the investigations quite quickly and you're not having to wait too long between appointments. Hopefully, the call that is arranged for Thursday will bring some answers and clarity regarding the next steps. 

    If you'd like to talk things through with one of our nurses you're welcome to call them on 0808 800 4040, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. I know they will be happy to offer any advice, information and support they can as well as help you think about any questions that you both might want to ask on Thursday. 

    Do let us know how he gets on later this week Dowlk94. 

    Sending you both my best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator