Hello everyone. My husband was diagnosed with cancer at the beginning of March. He was told it could either be testicular cancer that has spread to his tummy or some type of blood cancer. He has a large mass at wrapped around two arteries at the back of his tummy and several lumps in his balls. He had a biopsy in April which was not able to be used so has another booked for June. He is sick all the time, and in pain. Just so gutted to see him like this. Don’t know where to begin. Feel a bit in limbo constantly waiting for news…. Until we know which type he has and how to proceed we feel like we are in a hamster wheel
Hi and warm welcome to the Macmillan Online Community but sorry that you had to find us and especially sorry to hear about your husbands ongoing diagnosis.
Cancer investigations in the family can be challenging in so many ways especially when it takes so long and yes it’s like being in a hamster wheel, but eventually the wheel will stop and progress will be made.
There is a rather big difference between a solid tumour cancer like testicular and a blood cancer so it is very important that care is taken to get a clear diagnosis. I was in fact diagnosed way back in 1999 with a rare type of Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (blood cancer) that was very treatable but not curable but it took rather a longer time to find the exact diagnosis.
When it comes to the practical challenges of supporting someone you may benefit from talking with others caring for family and friends so do check out our Family and friends group as you will connect with others supporting family and friends through their cancer journey.
To join a group just click on the link above then choose 'click to join' or 'join' (depending on the device you're using) on the page that opens.
You can then introduce yourself by putting up a ‘New Thread’ or hit the box with the X on the top right (phones), you could just copy and paste the text from this your first post. You can also join in with existing ‘Discussions’ by clicking on 'reply'.
Once you know what type of cancer he has you can look though our list of Cancer specific groups as these will be good places to connect with patients and families navigating the same type of cancer journey.
It’s always good to talk so do call the Macmillan Support Services on 0808 808 00 00 - most services are open 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week Clicking here to see what is available. This service can give lots of information, support, financial guidance or just a listening ear. We also have our Ask an Expert section, but do allow two working days for replies from our expert team.
To find information covering diagnosis, treatments and pages covering most types of cancers can be found on our Online Information and Support Section.
((hugs))
