My son was diagnosed with stage four testicular cancer 18 months ago he had 6 rounds of chemo then life saving surgery in December last year with was supposed to be 6 hrs and turned out to be 13 hr operation the tumour had wrapped round his ventricle and his aorta recover ok so much so he was having phone call appointment then 2weeks ago was told his scans and bloods were clear out of the blue on wed oncology phone said they need to see him on tues something has come bk im so confused does this mean it’s back feel numb in between time my stepmum passed away of stage four lung cancer my poor dad had his beloved wife and grandson fighting for Their life’s at the same time im now not sleeping cause i have nitemares he’s going to die please help
Hi Mum11
Sorry to hear about your son, it is never easy to watch our children go through anything like this, My main experience of cancer is via my wife who has Leiomyosarcoma though quite different but a few years ago our son was diagnosed with a benign brain tumour, he had two lots of brain surgery and then radiotherapy and is now steroid dependant but otherwise ok.
We know through our journey the worry that can ensue when the hospital rings up out of the blue, fingers crossed it is something that can be dealt with.
When I did a living with less stress course with Maggies one of the things I learnt was about conscious breathing, I found this useful not only when life through us a curveball but also for helping me relax and get off to sleep.
<<hugs>>
Steve
