My 48 year old husband just diagnosed

Hi Froggies 

I'm very sorry to read about your husband's diagnosis. A cancer diagnosis is always a shock but to find out in A&E must be devastating as there are no referrals, appointments etc to give you time to prepare for what you might hear. To come out of there with a cancer diagnosis when there was no suspicion going in... I can't imagine.

I have had a different type of cancer but mine spread very quickly. I could no longer be cured but I could be treated and was referred to an oncologist. I had radiotherapy to improve pain and mobility and I had chemotherapy to kill cancer cells and shrink the tumours. Fortunately the treatment worked and my cancer is stable for now. 

Your mind is probably going over everything and not knowing where to start with worries like work, money, childcare etc. I think the best thing to do would be to ring the Macmillan helpline. They will give you sound advice on anything to do with cancer - advice re money worries, benefits, practical support, support for carers. This is the link to contact https://www.macmillan.org.uk/about-us/contact-us

I hope that your husband has a treatment plan soon and that you get the support you need.

A x

Hi there this happened to me in march just gone they removed my left kidney and he should have quite a few scans on his chest and mri I had they offered me immunotherapy  but I couldn't have it because of other health issues they saw a small one on my chest and in one of my lymphnodes and have said that I will have scans every 6 months to make sure they haven't grown and if they have they will then sort them out I know how hard this is and mentally I am still finding it hard to come to terms with ring mcmillan up to help you cope with all this I should have and didn't I hope everything goes fast for you I had my op 2weeks after my scan in A&E good luck x