I have been reading posts for about a week. I just joined though. I hoped that this was all a dream and not really our lives. My hubby has always been the caretaker of the family. I'm sure you know the type. Supporting his family was his job no matter what it took. We have been married 24 years this month. In those years he missed five days of work for illness. Now they are telling us he may never return to work. We will be fine financially because God prepared a way but if he can't work I'm not sure he can fight this. Work is who he is. He just turned 49 this week.
There is so much to take in at once I am not sure where to begin. Pardon me as I learn all the acronyms. We were told yesterday that the heated chemo was not an option however I see people on here receiving it. Does anyone have a article they can site? My gut reaction is to get him to one of the big cancer centers like MD Anderson, but he thinks the travel would be to much. He wants to be near our grandchild. He is three weeks out from his colectomy. He is scheduled to start chemo next Friday. They are going to wait to start the avastin until he has a few more weeks of recovery under his belt. His entire abdominal cavity is full of mets and I suspect we will find it on the lung as he has developed a cough of late. He is scheduled for a CAT on Monday. In three weeks time I have seen him go down tremendously.
Two years was the answer we got understanding there is no crystal ball. We are praying for a miracle but living in the reality. Am I wrong to want him here with me but not want him to endure what that will take from him. He wants to fight this thing but my heart breaks for him because I don't think he fully understands what the fight will be like.
I am rambling but that's all I seem to be able to do right now. Just wanted to say hi. We are part of the club but would like to find out who put us on the list and beat the crap out of them!!! By the way my name is Patty and my hubby is Robin.