Colon Cancer

hello, I m new to this site...a month ago our  lives changed forever. My husband was complaining of pain in his lower side. Went to the dr. He sent him for an ultrasound, thinking gallbladder. Found leisons on his liver. one week later , liver biopsy, one week later , we find out he is stage IV  metastatic colon cancer at age 39. primary tumor is in his transverse colon, spread to his liver...which is virtually replaced by multiple lesions. the largest one measuring  12 cm in diameter. I AM SCARED.... our world is so chaotic now...he just did his first round of chemo...and did really great...WE ARE GOING TO BEAT THIS AND WIN. any comments or suggestions are so welcomed. GOD BLESS

On 5/4/2008 cheri885 wrote:

hello, I m new to this site...a month ago our  lives changed forever. My husband was complaining of pain in his lower side. Went to the dr. He sent him for an ultrasound, thinking gallbladder. Found leisons on his liver. one week later , liver biopsy, one week later , we find out he is stage IV  metastatic colon cancer at age 39. primary tumor is in his transverse colon, spread to his liver...which is virtually replaced by multiple lesions. the largest one measuring  12 cm in diameter. I AM SCARED.... our world is so chaotic now...he just did his first round of chemo...and did really great...WE ARE GOING TO BEAT THIS AND WIN. any comments or suggestions are so welcomed. GOD BLESS

 

I am so sorry to hear that your world is turning upside down also but you have the right attitude. my dad was diagnoised with non-hodgkins lymphoma in November and since then it has been a rollar coaster of emotions . One thing that helped me was to learn as much as I could about the disease. Don't do a lot of internet research it will confuse you and not all of it is accurate. I contacted the american cancer society and they pointed me in the right direction. I am in contact with some great organizations.

From a non medical standpoint one thing that might give you some peace of mind is to talk about everything with your husband. You don't know what he is thinking and feeling. Ask him what chemo feels like and what he is going through. Talking and taking the time to think about what he is going through will make you more understanding and also it might give you some insight on how to help him.

One more thing and then I promise I will shut up .... my dad has been in the hospital now for 40 + days from complications of his cancer and the hardest part is that he was in charge of all financially aspects of my mom and dad's life. My mom has had to guess and scramble to fiqure out everything. Don't let that happen to you. Make sure that you and your husband have a plan and that you know where, what and how to do everything in case you come across a time when your husband can't or doesn't want that responsibility.

 My thoughts and prayers are with you. As long as you stick together you will get through this. Always remember miracles do happen and love can endure anything!!!

Sarah

Sarah,

Thank you for your reply, you seem very warm and compassionate. I will certainly take your advice, I am with my husband 24/7 during his chemo , all dr. appnt. and we also share any fears we both have. We just celebrated our 1 st year anniversary last monday. We both have love for each other as if we have been married for 50 yrs. Our love will prevail this horrible disease, and our faith in God will pull us through.

God Bless all of you....

A similar thing happened with my Dad.  All at once, BOOM!  Everything changed.  He was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer back in February.  He has had about 4 Chemo Treatments now and he is still doing great.  He has virtually no side effects and is handling everything so well.  We are all hopeful he will beat this, but he is confident that he will.  We won't know anything until his first CT scan after his Chemo but I have to think that if the treatment was not working then his labs would be off, or he would not be feeling and looking so great!

I know that your husband and my Dad can and will beat this!

Thank you, please let me know how your dad is doing, and after his CT scan....sounds like he is well on his way to being cured. Thats awesome!!!!

Fighting cancer....

Just like your husband I was also diagnosed at age 39 with cc in transverse with liver mets.  That was February 2006 and I am still doing very well.

Kimberly  

I'm sure you've seen my posts, but I was dx with Stage IV cc with mets to the liver in July of '04.  Originally I was told that I could die at any moment, but that I had 18 months to live with treatment. 

I went to a top hospital, signed up for a Stage II clinical trial, and have been NED (No evidence of disease) since September of '04. 

I have been off of chemo since June of '05 and just had my CT to confirm clean scans.  My onc let it slip over a year ago, that they think they cured me. 

Yea.....

From no hope to Cured..  And I'm not the only one....  Let us know how we can help.

I'm so happy for you...forgive me for not knowing all the abbreviations of this disease. You give me such hope. My days all run together, I try to get through my work day, but all I have on my mind, is cancer. I am so scared, I cant imagine my life without my husband. People tell me I'm strong , if  I'm strong why do I cry, and worry so much. I only want the best for my husband. I want a CURE. I hate this cancer. My husband is on Oxaliplatin, Bevacizumba, Avastin...5-Fluorouracil and Leucovorin. I wish I was more educated on the chemo. I will do whatever it takes to help my husband get through this. We will beat this, we have to . We still have children to raise together. And we still have to grow old together.

God bless all .....

On 5/6/2008 Cptmac wrote:

I'm sure you've seen my posts, but I was dx with Stage IV cc with mets to the liver in July of '04.  Originally I was told that I could die at any moment, but that I had 18 months to live with treatment. 

I went to a top hospital, signed up for a Stage II clinical trial, and have been NED (No evidence of disease) since September of '04. 

I have been off of chemo since June of '05 and just had my CT to confirm clean scans.  My onc let it slip over a year ago, that they think they cured me. 

Yea.....

From no hope to Cured..  And I'm not the only one....  Let us know how we can help.