I'm sure you've heard most, if not all, of this before in one form or another. Also I have seen some of the very useful information on the Community site. Trouble is there is so much of it I need some pointers to the most relevant posts.
My wife, who is in her 70's, was diagnosed, last October, with stomach cancer. Apparently there was no evidence of spread and she commenced a course of Chemo. Surgery was ruled out due to underlying heart problems. She reacted badley to the chemo such that it was gradually reduced: and is now confined to a three weekly intravenous treatment.
On 1st May she underwent a cystosopy examination owing to bleeding from the bladder. This resulted in the discovery of a tumor in the bladder and she was told that it was most likely cancerous. Later the same day she suffered further heavy bleeding and was admitted to the urology ward at a local hospital.
Peronally I would have thought this would have been an ideal opportunity to undertake the scans/surgery that she was urgently scheduled for.
I'm sure you can detect a large portion of frustration here.
Thanks in anticipation
Ricky G.
Hi and welcome to the Online Community, but so sorry to see the circumstance that brought you here and so sorry to hear that your wife has been through so much.
This is a hard time for your wife, you and all of the family and yes, we have heard it all before and navigate the various challenges and control the whirlwind between the ears that a cancer diagnosis brings. So talking with people who are on the same journey will help a lot.
My cancer journey was rather different but if you follow these links to our Stomach Cancer and Bladder Cancer Forums you will be able to connect with people who understand the journey your wife is on and you can ask the folks questions about treatments, what to expect and how to help your wife during this time.
Follow the link and join the groups. Hit the 'Start a Discussion' tab and introduce yourself to the groups - you could just copy an paste what you put in this first post. Remember to go to the right on the group home page and select how you want to receive email notifications when someone answers your posts.
We also have these forums where you can connect with others supporting family and friends through their cancer journey: Carers Forum and Friends and Family Forum
You may also find our various Macmillan Support Line Services on 0808 808 00 00 to be very helpful even if all you want to do is talk with friendly person that can help in lots of ways.
We also have our ‘Ask an Expert’ section but please allow a few days to get an reply.
We also have our Online Information and Support Section where you will find some great pages covering the cancer diagnosis, treatment and information pages covering most types of cancers - just go to the bottom of the home page and have a look through the list.
Talking to people face to face can help a lot so check to see if you have any Local Macmillan Support Groups in your area or a Maggie’s Centre as these folks are amazing.
If you haven't yet completed your profile when you have a minute could you pop something about your journey so far into it. This really helps others when answering. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Edit Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine profile by clicking on my username.
All the best.
