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Hi Marie,

Just wanted to say welcome to the site, but so sorry for the reason. Yes a diagnosis of cancer is very scary for anyone and I can understand your fears. This will be a difficult time for all of you, as there will probably be more tests to have done and more results to wait for, and the Waiting is horrible. But I am sure that within a few weeks he will have a treatment plan all worked out, and you and the rest of the family will be there to support & encourage him through it. Keep posting, as there is such a lot of support on here. Think about filling in your profile and opening it, maybe a short bio too, as it helps people respond, and saves you keep repeating yourself.

All the best with Hugs x x HarryB xx

Hi my name is Gary paul I am 47 year's of age , excuse the typing as it was not do a subject i did at school , the gramma's not that much better either ..

I was diagnosed with cancer ( melanoma ) in sept 06 , a mole on my back had turned a funny colour , this was found to be cancerious . after a small op to remove it , then a scan , i was given the all clear ,

About a year later , lump's appeared in my groin area , these were then scanned , and they found 7 new tumour's .. ( 2 lymph noid's , 2 liver , 2 lung , and 1 in the spleen ..)

I was given the new's in jan 08 , that i was now in stage 4 cancer . with that magic word TERMINAL...
Although i was devastated at first i have gotten over this with a positive mental attitude .. and my wife and 3 son's , and some truly great friends and thier magnificant support ..

I was given a a coarse of DIACARBAZINE chemotheropy.. Which to be fair had no real side affect's ,
In fact myself and 2 good mate's decided to bike from land's end to johna groats , every mile telling a story , an achievement of a life time in anyone's book .. if there was a side affect , it was a bad case of flatulance . in some case's quite emrassing ...


It made me reallize afterward's how strong the DIACARBAZINE was when good friend of mine was diagnosed with stomach cancer , He had the same chemo as me ,but with completely differrent effect's . he lost loads of weight and all his hair , he was told his was terminal but i believe thru true grit and determination he pulled thru , and is now in remission . so there is alway's hope ....

My attitude is still the same, I am going to enjoy my time left on this planet however long it may be .
My body know's there is something wrong because of all the strange pain's i get but a few pint's of good ale will sort that out .

The reason i am on this today is to ask if any fellow sufferer , has tried or been part of a new experimental trial called AVE1642 .

If so any comment's would be really welcome .... many thanks gary paul .....



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Hi GaryP

Sorry to hear about your illness, but great to know you are coping so well. Welcome to the site.

I would suggest you make a new thread for your question about the AVE1642, and put that in the title. Not everyone reads this thread as it is for newbies, so you may get a better response this way.

The bike ride sounds fantastic! Hope you continue to do well

Hugs HarryB x

Jess

I am so sorry to hear about your mum's illness. Please never feel guilty about crying or feeling down. You wouldn't be normal if you didn't! This is your mum who is ill, and we all love our mums. I'm very glad that you can talk to your husband about it. Your sister also needs to talk to someone as you have already realised. Perhaps to a certain extent you can support one another, but it would probably do her good to talk to someone else as well. If not someone at Macmillan, is there a close friend or another family member she an talk to? As for keeping in touch with your mum..does she use a computer? Can you chat, email or message that way? Or can you text her daily? She probably doesn't want to see you because she doesn't want to upset or worry you as much as anything. I really do feel for you, and hope you can sort something out. There are lots of people to chat to on here, have a good browse around the site, and feel free to join other threads or groups, or request people as friends, so you get the support you need. Encourage your sis to come on and use the site too, and even your mum if she will do so.

Love HarryBarb with Big HUGS x x