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Hi Crystel My husband was diagnosed only 5 weeks ago with lung cancer, it has now spread to his bones, he is only 58 I am devistated as i was hoping to have my 50th anniversary with him. We have been together for 40 years at christmas when i was 14. The prognosis is not good, doctors have told me only 6 months. I am trying to come to terms with it but it is hard, my husband thinks he is going to get better as he don't really understand how serious it is.

My thoughts are with you all and your families.

Take care

Paulette

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Paulette--

I'm so sorry to hear that your husband has been diagnosed... I am also suprised that the doctors are being so bleak and I would encourage you to encourage him to get a SECOND OPINION. There are MANY folks here who have been diagnosed with Stage IV LC, who with treatment, have even been able to thrive. I'm sure more will chime in.

Keep posting and know that we care! And do think about that second opinion! Don't give up on that 50 year mark yet!

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Oh Paulette,

Boy, you need to get your mind going in a different direction. There are folks here with lc spread to the bones and are doing pretty darn good. Statistics do not apply to your husband. But that will be a discussion for another time. You do not mention where you are. Most here will recommend that you get AT LEAST one other opinion before proceeding very far. Your doc sounds like he needs some refresher courses on how to deal with lc patients AND their loved ones.

Hope is here. You must believe that there IS hope for your husband. Learn ALL you can. Inform us of exactly what has happened so far, tx recommended, etc., so all those who have walked in your shoes can help you. Take many deep breaths, start gathering your info. Be ready to be your husband's advocate and allow us to help you.

Kasey

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Welcome-- I am glad you found us. It might be helpful to know where you are from to point you towards a second opinion. My husband was given 4 months over 4 years ago--- there are new drugs that can help. Get a doctor that will fight for you.

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Thank you all for your comments, it seems in the UK from all you have told me if I were there in the US things look more positive. I will print off your replies and give them to my doctor as I have been told there is no more treatment for him(he has had one lot of radiotheraphy on his hip as there was a tumour there and he had to have a hip replacement)

Thank you all so much

Paulette

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Hi, Paulette, and welcome. My wife had nonsmall cell lung cancer that had spread to her bones (5 different places). She was given 9 months, but she lived a good life for 4 years, with treatment. I hope your husband will do at least that well. Many on here have lived even longer. Take heart. Keep us posted. Don

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http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Share/Discu ... picID=4618

This site is full of patients in my situation who have no hope.

This Macmillan site is for the patients who are all terminal, no survivors.

It seems in the UK its the cost of lives not how to save lives at a cost.

The drugs are probably not available to us as we have a health service here where we don't have to pay. It seems we need to get our priorities right here, and not have a system where we only get second class treatment, one for the rich and one for the poor.

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Paulette,

You can not believe the doctors they are not always right in their prognosis. I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in July 2005 and was told that there was no cure. Three months later I was cancer free. There is not a cancer that someone has not beaten. You may want to get a second opinion and you need a doctor that thinks that he can cure you husband. Start planning on winning and how to do it. If I can be of any help let me know.

Stay positive,

Ernie

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Paulette,

You can go to the Tarceva web site for non US residents. You will find that Tarceva is approved in the United Kingdom. You probably can find out from them how you can get this in the UK this is one of the drugs that was used in my treatment. I have never heard of an oncologist not trying something. They really don’t know how it will work. They were amazed with the results I had. No reason why your husband can’t be amazed too.

Stay positive,

Ernie

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Hello Paulette and welcome

I am sorry about your husband's diagnosis but glad you have found this site. Unlike the one you spoke of in one of your posts here, this site is full of hope.

I am not overly familiar with the UK's healthcare but there are several members on this site from the UK and perhaps they can be of more help to you?

Never give up, as bleak as things sound, another dr might see this differently and be of more help and HOPE to you and your husband than the first.

Please let us know how we can help you and keep us posted. We care!

Chris

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Hi and welcome Paulette,

So sorry for all that you are going through. I see that you have already received some solid and inspiring advice from both care givers and survivors! I beleive that 90% of the battle is mental. If your husband beleives he will get better, then I beleive he will too! he is young, and he is not a number! Don't ever let anyone tell you how much time he has. Each day everyone of us gets out of bed it's 50-50 if we live or die. No exceptions!

Get as many opinions as it takes to find a Doctor who is a fighter and up to date on new treatments and drugs.

Wishing the very best to you and your family,

-Rod

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I am sorry that his doctor painted such a grim picture. There is always hope out there, you just have to find it. Go for a second opinion or a 3rd if need be.

Do not listen to stasticts as so many on here were told the same as your husband. They got a treatment that worked and they are still here and doing fine.

Do not give up... go for more help...

Maryanne

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Hi Paulette,

My prayers and thoughts are with you. My mother was also diagnosed 5-6 weeks ago with NSCLC and I too was told that she has six or less months left. However, she is doing very well right now and I am hopeful. I will pray for you and your husband, Sarah

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Sorry you had to find us. There are many people here who were given little hope, they found new doctors, and are doing really well!

Do not give up. One doctor told my mom her chances were 50/50, either she makes it or not and to only focus on that stat.

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Dear all, Thank you all for your comments, my husband is having another ct scan on monday to see if its spreading any further, I fear it may have as he has terrible pains in his back, even morphine seems not to touch it right now. He is so brave to put up with this pain, i cry for him. At the moment he won't take extra pain relief as he says he doesn't want to get reliant on drugs for when he's better, he is so positive. Thank you all again for your support, I will keep you posted on his progress. Paulette

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My husbands pain is going to get worse and he will be on higher doses of pain killers and theres nothing I can do but watch him deterioate in front of my eyes. I have just given him his late night pills, but the pains in his back are terrible, he can't get comfy, he can't really stay up for more than 10 minutes twice a day, he tells me to cut the pills back as he is sleeping to much , but i say to him you need them for the pain, he says to me i don't want to be sleeping all the time(he hasn't taken it in how ill he is) I don't want to be in a zombie state. I can't bear to see him in this pain but he is so stubborn about taking extra pain relief, I don't know what I am going to do with him. He has another CT scan on monday to see whats going on inside(I fear it has spread further up his spine as he has bone cancer and lung) I will have to tell him if its spread otherwise he will not take the pain relief. But i still want him to fight this and i am frightned if the doctors tell him theirs no hope he will give up. What am i to expect with the next stages of the illness has anyone else had LC then secondary bone cancer, what stage is he in , if its the 4th stage what happens next to him with this. I am glad i have this site to air all my thoughts,just needed to get it off my chest, thanks for reading this. Paulette

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Paulette,

I will be praying for you and your husband. My husband was also diagnosed by 2 Dr's with stage 4 lung cancer and a third dx from UCLA (leading university medical center) is saying he may not have lung cancer.

So keep talking, researching, etc....

There may be something else available...another treatment, medicine, etc...

That's why we sought out other opinions...we just couldn't believe that our only choice was chemo and then thru that we found out some other interesting news....

Keep the faith and hope....

Love,

Tracey Huguley

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Seven hours later from my last post its time to get mu husband up, he can't get up, he tries for an hour but the pain was too much, so i managed to get him on to his side and he ate his bit of toast what he takes with his morning pills. Its now 4 hours later I know he wants to go to the bathroom, but i still can't get him up, he says he will try again in an hour, that can't be good for him holding every thing up. I said i would call him some help but he refuses, he is now getting angry with me as he thinks i am trying to get him to go in the hospice, i want to keep him at home but only if he will take pain relief and help with getting him in and out of bed. There, I've now got it off my chest!!

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Dear all

Had to dial 999(emergency number) at 0700hrs yesterday, peters pain was terrible could not control it, they gave him morphine in the arm at the hospital , the third shot worked for a while. He had an xray as they thought he may have fractured a bone, but that was clear, he had his scan in the afternoon so i will get the results today(tues). I have just rang the hospital(0500hrs) and he had a good night. Will be going up there at 1000hrs, will keep you posted

Paulette

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