On Friday 24th Feb our worst fears finally came true - after 5 weeks of various test and hope, my wife was diagnosed with a inoperable liver tumours - one is taking up the whole RHS of her liver whilst there are five smaller ones on the LHS .. She has never smoked or drank so this was described as just an extremely horrible coincidence
All her blood tests ( apart from the cancer indicators which are off the scale ), liver function, etc are normal at present and she would appear to be in perfect health - no aches pains ... Nothing!! However, we have a meeting arranged with our local cancer hospital this week and have been told that she will be put onto a drug called Lenvatinib .
One reason for its use is to try and reduce the smaller tumours and thus allow the larger tumour to be removed ...
I understand that every case is different but as well as struggling to come to terms with this I'm also looking for support and guidance from the Group on what to expect and more importantly how to be there & support my wife and our kids.
I'm not meaning to sound cheeky but I really don't want people to say how sorry they are - not sure I'm ready for that yet, as I really struggling at the moment
I'm really just looking to better understand what other partners may have went through & what they did to help and perhaps what they wish they had done better
Hi and welcome to the online community
I'm sorry to hear that your wife has recently been diagnosed with liver cancer and that currently the tumours are inoperable. It's great though that your wife feels fit and that she is being treated to reduce the size of the tumours so that they can be removed.
I didn't have this type of cancer but if you want to ask questions and share experiences with others who have had treatment for liver cancer then can I recommend that you join the liver cancer group
To join just click on the link I've created and then choose 'join this group' on the page that opens. You can then introduce yourself and post questions after selecting 'start a discussion' and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It's perfectly natural to want to be able to support your wife and children so I'd recommend having a look at this information from Macmillan on supporting someone with cancer. It gives advice on emotional and practical support as well as emotional support for you.
You haven't said how old your children are but you might find this section on talking to children and teenagers about cancer helpful.
When you have a minute it would be useful if could pop something about your wife's journey so far into your profile as it really helps others when answering or looking for someone with a similar diagnosis. 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 by clicking on my username.
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