my husband has very recently been diagnosed with primary lung cancer, secondary liver, kidneys and bone. It has been a whirlwind or information and a literal overnight diagnosis. After rapidly losing over 3 stone in weight, no appetite and stomach pain for about 6 weeks the GP suspected gallstones and he had an ultrasound on 28/12/2023. No gall stones were found but polyps in his gallbladder. It was a late afternoon appointment and by the time we got home from the hospital the GP was on the phone saying that he had to attend the surgery at 9am the following day (29/12/2023). At this appt we were told that there were a few concerning lumps in his liver and that she wanted him to be medically expedited to the hospital straight away. Within 15 minutes she had phoned the hospital, arranged everything and told us to go straight there and the drs would be waiting in the acute medical assessment unit. He had blood tests (which were normal except slightly elevated liver enzyme levels - which we already knew as they had been raised during his last blood test mid December), ecg was normal. Chest X-ray showed a mass in his upper right lung which is being considered as the starting point due to its size compared to the rest. CT scan showed further lesions in his kidneys and bones. He was allowed home over the weekend and had a phone call yesterday from the liver clinic at the hospital arranging an appointment with them for Friday (5/1/2024) followed by an endoscopy and biopsy of the lung the same afternoon.
he is so weak at the moment and is in pain with his right side and arm and needs help dressing, washing, getting up from laying down etc I’m terrified that they may decide that he is too weak for treatment when the time comes. As of yesterday He has been prescribed codine for the pain, cyclizine to help with nausea and sickness, lansoprazole for acid reflux, laxatives and fortijuce to try and give him some nourishment as he is struggling to eat anything and swallow due to dry mouth.
when would he be classed as too weak? And is there anything else that we could possibly try to build his strength up? He is trying his best to eat as much as he can as he is determined to try and give himself the best fighting chance. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
