You have a long road ahead. Following diagnosis my husband had a CT scan amd a PET scan to highlight any spread of his cancer.. After this came a staging laparoscopy as a day case patient to assess any surgical intervention. These tests took place between October and the end of December when he started chemotherapy. He has just had the second of four sessions which will all be completed by the end of February. A further CT scan is then expected and after a period of recovery hopefully curative surgery. Then to 'mop up' any remaining cancer cells four more sessions of chemotherapy .
It will all sound a bit daunting but hang on in there, don't let your husbands diagnosis consume your life together. Carry on doing what you have always done and get on with living. The excellent doctors and nurses of the NHS will guide you through it all and there are plenty of us on this site who can respond to your posts. Stay clear of any horror stories they will only upset you and remember medicine and research for this disease is continuing all the time.
in my experience treatment will depend on the location and stage of the cancer. I have a team looking after me which includes consultants, dietitians, physiotherapists etc, the support has been really good including when I have been back for a dilation. I got a lot of information once the staging was done although every time I talk to someone I seem to find out more!
I would agree to try to keep going and being as normal as possible, it’s important to keep enjoying what you can while keeping as active and healthy as possible.
Thankyou for writing that. In a potentially similar situation but a few months behind your husband. It’s been useful to read about timescales and how it might pan out. Thankyou for sharing it.
