Incurable Cancer

Hi everyone I'm wanting to know if there is anyone out there in the same boat as me I had two thirds of my Right Lung removed on th 10th March 2015, was told the op was a success. I kept going for my checks and on the 25th July 2016 last year the days before what would have been my Mums Birthday if we'd not have lost her on the 19th Jan 2016, after 14wks in hospital after having a massive stroke. She was my Rock through the 1st ordeal with the Cancer and I miss her like Hell. Anyway on the 25/7/2016 I was told the cancer was back in the Lung that had expanded into the void, that was left after two thirds were removed.  I'd now got secondary incurable Cancer, Treatable not curable was what he said.

Death sentence came to mind when I found out, but I'm a year down the line. I'm having my 20th session of chemo tomorrow along with I'm trialing a Immunatherapy drug for up to 2yrs. The drug is supposed to be less invasive than chemo, it makes your own antibodies fight the cancer cells, don't know weather I'm getting the drug or not. My Cancer has shrunk to unmeasurable and I'm now having maintenance chemo 3 weekly, which is not has aggressive. I've now got the best case senario I could possibly have, but its in the back of my head all the treatment but no cure at the end of it. It will be more treatments till the end. I try to be positive and Live one day at a time, pushing myself all the way trying too be normal, when I know deep downI;ll never be normal again, Cannot speak to family their lives have been turned upside down by ny I'llness. Is there anyone out there in a similar boat too me. Sorry for the War & Peace Amanda. xx

 

  • Glad to hear that you've got things sorted for Brian and he's not had to go into hospital, its good they are going to put a care plan in place for him. Doing some gardening will have been theraputic for you, giving you some me time. Hope you all have a good time at the weekend for your Mums 90th, take care remember if you ever want to talk I'm here Love Mandy. xx 

  • hi there,

    my father had the same as yourself he is now in remision and hasn’t had a problem since.

     

    it might be worth you speaking to him, as when he had the op he had the best Doctors and surgeons on that one job at the time in the world they were the lead specialists, whisky I don’t understand a lot about it I know he does.

     

    please get in contact and I’ll put you in contact.

  • Hi Amanda sorry for not replying sooner only just noticed you, I'm in the same boat as you non curable main difference, mine is prostate cancer which has gone to lymph nodes, spine, ribs, and pelvis. I've had cemotheropy to get C down but it soon rises again then more chemo, just keep rolling along I've had it over 3 years now I've got a few years yet I'm OK in my self, hope you get sorted soon. Good luck. 

    Billy