Colon and lymph nodes

Hi,

Im so sorry about your husband and your situation. Your husband’s symptoms and being rushed to theatre with a blockage are mirrored with my situation that happened to me 10 years ago. 

Fortunately I’m still here I’ve had 10 wonderful years since my right hemi colectomy and adjuvant chemo that followed. 

I will be thinking of you both and sending big virtual hug. 

Hi and welcome to the board. What a frightening couple of days you’ve had but he’s in good hands now and the surgeons will remove the tumour and surrounding area with lymph and send it off to the lab. Follow up treatment will depend on the lab findings but focus on the present for how. It can be a lengthy operation so try to distract yourself - which I know is easier said than done - and I’m sure the surgeon will ring you as soon as he’s out of theatre. 

The Macmillan support team are available if you need to talk to someone - the number is under my name below.

Please let us know how he gets on and we’ll be happy to help and support you through this

Take care

Karen x

Thankyou it was in before christmas with blood clots on his lung and sais caused by a bleed somewhere had scan said nothing caught covid in there sent him home It has come as a big shock just want him out of theatre thankyou for helping me

Thankyou for your positive thought it feels forever waiting children saying is he back just dont feel strong especially thinking about money ets

Hi Jkee 

You will be in shock but this eases .

Just remember it can be a long time in theatre and then in recovery so don’t worry if you don’t hear right away . This operation is carried out all the time.

My mum was a late stage diagnosis with a spread and she is still here 13 years later so please try and not let your mind go to the worst outcome .

They will probably take him to high dependency for a day or two and he is in the best of hands there . They will keep on top of any pain .

Bowel cancer has actually got a lot of different treatment options so try and hold on .

He is getting exactly the help he needs just now .

Court 

Thankyou he has been gone nearly 6 hours still not back

That’s normal but it does not mean he is still in theatre . He could well be in recovery but they may also have another emergency to do so don’t be too distracted by this . I have paced a few floors only to discover she was safely in recovery for a few hours . They prepare them there for the ward . It’s quite a process .

I even made it up for visiting one evening to find my mum was still in recovery from the afternoon .

This often gives people a fright .

Are you at home ? 
Court 

So very sorry to hear of the situation you are in right now - it must have been a terrible shock for you & your family, coming on so suddenly; especially as he is healthy & has never needed to visit a doctor before.

However, try to realise that he is now in the best place he can be, & that hopefully surgery will have now removed all the offending cancer, & that he will awake cancer free.

I think that many of us on this forum have had advance diagnosis, & have been able to deal with the outcomes in a more measured way; whereas, the shock that you are currently dealing with, must be much harder.

I wish you all the very best.

Marianne x

Hi,

Your most definitely in the right place here as we all support each other and I have found some very strong wonderful women here. 

He’s in the right place and of course it’s a big shock for you both. 

I had major surgery at the time and recovered well  I’m very grateful for the treatment I received at the time. 

Again sending you a big hug. Keep positive thinking xx

As court said, it's normal. On the day of my Op. My daughter rang every so often, but didn't know where I was, & no one could tell her. To this day, I don't know where I was, but I imagine in recovery & waiting for a bed in a ward somewhere! My Op was at 2 - 3pm. She finally got through to me on a phone at 10pm.

Marianne