In early Oct, hubs was diagnosed with cancer of tonsil and lymph node so awaiting further tests. At the moment all our son knows is, "the lump has to be cut out" but we haven't said anything more. No point really as unnecessary at the moment.
How do we proceed in the future and who will guide us in what to say to our son?
Hubs was very frightened to begin with but is now calmer knowings tests are happening. We all had Covid last week so couldn't get the diagnostic tests done. But how long does he have to wait for the results for MRI/CAT scan as only occured on 19/20thOct. Also having to wait for biospsy date to come through.
Love to all and prayers to you and thanks for accepting me.x
Hi Sylsnail
Sorry to read about your husband - that dreaded C word is almost something that nobody dare speak but it might help to look at Talking to children and teenagers - I would recommend talking to their teacher too as it can be very helpful to hear the same story everywhere.
MRI/CAT scans to take some time to interpret and they depend on a degree of expert interpretation. An issue of course being nobody is really that average model. Your GP or the oncology team might be able to give you an idea of how long to wait to expect the result and that can be very helpful. The "good" news sometimes is things taking a little while - it might suggest that the cancer is not growing too quickly. Sometimes things happen so quickly people get concerned that they have very little time - trying to out guess these things can help drive us loopy extra quickly.
Welcome to our club - the best club that would rather see no new members - and keep posting if helps everyone.
<<hugs>>
Steve
