Finally had my mums oncology appointment, 5 weeks after her being diagnosed with cancer..it seemed a lifetime waiting.
Feeling so numb and heartbroken and don't even know what to say to my mum but the cervical cancer has now spread to her lungs, liver, tummy groin lymph nodes and spots on some of her bones. It's absolutely awful
However even with all that they are still willing to try chemo and will rescan her half way through her cycles to reassess. The drugs sounds harsh and the side effects sound horrific
This disease is just awful, my mum is my whole world and I am so scared to not ever have her with me x
Hi Squirrel87
Sorry to read about your mum but just about everyone on here will get your comments on waiting. It sometimes seems the cancer is galloping along and nothing is happening but it can be even worse when the doctors seem really to be moving very quickly too.
My wife's cancer is quite different but she too, eventually, had chemotherapy. Her halfway scan actually detected a bigger issue not related to the cancer directly but the good news was that was fixable and then her second type of chemotherapy managed to make her cancer go to sleep - and it has stayed like that for 8 years now.
For me I was a bit all over the place but eventually reached out for help and got a lot of support. Noticed that I spent longer worrying about how I would cope without her and had little time for enjoying our time together to the point it made me ill and not much use to anyone. A living with less stress course helped me back on to a useful level.
It is hard, watching a loved one go through chemo can be rough but worthwhile remembering for those pesky cancer cells - they are getting it worse still. Talking or even just typing on here can be very helpful because we just get it.
<<hugs>>
Steve
