Not the news i wanted

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FormerMember

13 Nov 2009

hello i am very upset as i write this so excuse me if i dont come out right

today i had my meeting with the oncologist she was a really lovely lady up till today i didnt know very much.

I have small cell cancer on my cervix which she said was very rare and the type i have is very aggressive, she said it is normally found in/on lungs.I also have infected lymph nodes which i knew. I am to go for a ct scan on wed coming. They cant tell me anything about prognosis as they do not know how me or the cancer c will react with the treatments. But if it has spread basically it doesnt look good even she was in tears having to tell me. I start my chemo on mon 23rd this month which is etoposide and cisplatin and i will be getting that overnight and back out the following evening. How many cycles i dont know as she never said just that once i have completed that i will get radiotherapy then surgery or surgery then radiotherapy. I am so scared right now as i really do not know what to expect can anyone in a similar situation please help me with any advice.

My tumour has grown almost 3 times its size in under 3 weeks.

Thank you for any advice

Love Sarah x x x x x x

FormerMember over 15 years ago

oh thank you so much for your kind words i really dont know what to say.my husband came with me. its only me him and the kids to be honest which is going to be tough. i worry about how he will cope, i have not much in the way family close friends alot has happened over the years but thats another story for a blog maybe when i can get this bit sorted out i will find the strength to sort some issues out but for now i need to concentrate on tonight as i cant cry no more my kids can see i'm upset and i dont have the heart to say anything else than i'm sorry to them for what lies ahead of me the hurt this disease has caused me my husband and to everyone else who has suffered is beyond anything i could have ever imagined.

Sarah x
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FormerMember over 15 years ago

Dear Sarah, I am so sorry to hear your news, try to stay strong and take all the help and support that is offered. Don't hesitate to ask for whatever you need or want to know - there are, as the other replies have said, some amazing people involved in cancer care and they are there for you. I will remember you in my prayers. lots of love - Kate x
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FormerMember over 15 years ago

Sarah

I've just read blog. I too nearly three months away was diagnosed with BC and by the look on the consultant's face, it wasn't good news. He said it could have been coming from my lung. I had every scan going, and because I am a smoker, I dreaded the outcome. Fortunately, the news was good, and I was diagnosed with lobular cancer, and had a masectomy and will have to have radiotherapy for three weeks, and take tablets for five years. SO I KNOW HOW YOU ARE FEELING, but I sometimes think they have to give you the worst prognoses, and then sometimes things turn out for the best. I DO HOPE SO FOR YOU. I really, really do know how you are feeling.

Please get in touch chris.whitmore@hotmail.co.uk. I sometimes think this site is too depressing, and you only see things that you shouldn't see, or don't want to see.
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FormerMember over 15 years ago

Sarah,

Thats an awful lot of information to take in, took me days to really digest my diagnosis.

I really hope that having this site full of cyber supporters will help you through this battle, for advice, shoulders to lean on, vent and scream you name it, we are here for it.

Good luck with your upcoming treatment and keep us informed.

Love & Strength

Debs xx
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FormerMember over 15 years ago

Sarahmumof4,

Im sorry to hear about your news. But with the strength of mind and the Love of your family you can beat this terrible disease.

10 yrs ago I was given 3yrs to to live and as you can see Im still here. I have/had an aggressive laryngeal Cancer.. which means I cant speak,taste or smell. But my lungs and heart still work so its not all bad.

I wish you and your family all the best for the future and if there is anything you want to talk about we are all here on this site. To Comfort and Help.

Take care and be safe Sarsfield.xx
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