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Newly diagnosed Signet ring cell

J4h
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Hi , I’m a 63 year old male had Crohn’s disease for 25 year 

last Tuesday I was diagnosed with signet ring cell Adenocarcinoma , from what  have read it’s rare and the outlook isn’t good , I coping really well and have been rather accepting to my condition 

i really don’t know how to move forward , i won’t know what treatment I am having until I get the results from my CT scan which I had on Thursday the difficult part is feeling like I’m in limbo waiting for the phone to ring to be invited to the hospital to see what treatment path 

probably my large and small colon removed, if it hasn’t spread to other parts of my body,

Since last  Tuesday I’ve not really left the house apart for My scan , I have plenty family who want to support me but I can’t be bothered with people crying and fussing, something nobody has done for me in years 

is my behaviour normal ?  , I feel like the last week has been more like a month it’s really dragged 

  • Hi J4h,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I think how you are feeling is perfectly understandable. Many people struggle in different ways when waiting to get results and when uncertain about next steps.

    It may be that once you find out more and understand what to expect, that this will help a little with how you are feeling.

    With regards to support from your family, I can understand what you mean. Do however try to keep people involved and keep speaking to people, once you feel able to. Accepting support can be a big help - and if it continues to be a struggle to do this from your family, you can always seek support from other sources such as this forum, from people who understand.

    I hope you're able to find out more soon, and hopefully you'll get some more replies to your post soon. You can also search the forum (using the bar at the top of the page) for other discussions and people to connect with, if you'd like to.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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