Husbands second diagnosis

FormerMember over 5 years ago

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hi all my husband was diagosed feb last year with bowel cancer had chemo /radio therapy and a transanal total mesorectal resection with iliostomy ...been in and out of hospital pretty much every 6 -8 weeks with sepsis from anastomosis leakage ..finally healed in feb this year but things went wrong in april again infection..when he was diagnosed with secondary cancer in the presacral space awaiting a p.e.t scan mri showed clear no metatsise so fingers crossed p.e.t is clear ..hes so weak and frail im worried he wont tolerate chemo again ...hes 52yrs old and been through so much already xx

court over 5 years ago

Hi,

So sorry to hear about your husband . Unfortunately some people do have horrible post surgical complications and my heart goes out to them as it’s such a lot to endure .

Just want to make sure I have read this correctly the MRI is showing no further spread so hoping the PET scan confirms this ! Would that then mean he does not require further chemo at this juncture ?
If you click on my user name you can read my mum’s storey . She was late sixties but at times as it sounds you are too I was worried sick that she had so much treatment from surgery to chemo she would not be able to go through it again . She had lost three stones in weight . But with a great team she managed it . However she caught a break and her body started to heal and recover . At times you don’t imagine longer spells away from hospitals and scanners but it does start to happen and you will see them getting strength back .
I totally understand where you are coming from . He just needs time and space to recover from all that he has endured .

Its good news the MRI was clear and hoping their is more good news coming for him . He needs that rest .

Court

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FormerMember over 5 years ago in reply to court

Thank you ..after his op in sep he was to unwell to have the adjuvant chemo surgeon reassured us that he had removed all the rectal cancer and 13 lymphnodes he also had nodules on his lungs that they wernt overly concerned about ....new cancer mri said was clear ..had p.e.t. scan friday and has a ct scan of his thorax on wed fingers crossed all will be clear they are talking chemo not radio and then an op but will no more when results are back he is 52 and like your mum has lost about 4 stone and is so so tired i hope your mum is still doing well .