On 12/4/2007
elikapeka wrote:
On 12/3/2007
Larue6 wrote:
Hi,
Somehow your message back to me was deleted. Pls reply back. I got good and bad news last week. I am doing fine ,but my husband's chrondrosarcoma in his pelvis has spread to his lungs. Two spots; one in each lung.He is getting surgery Dec 13 to remove them. This is not good. This cancer is very aggressive and this has changed our life AGAIN!!!! You just can't make plans when you have cancer. CANCER loves to take control. How much longer do you have to wait for your new Doctor appt? Best wihes, Keep praying
Hi again,
I'm glad you wrote again. You are so right; cancer takes control of our lives. We just finished the 3rd of 4 chemotherapies and he is doing well. The urologist appointment is on the 18th.
I am so sorry to hear about your husband. How is the drive to the hospital? I could drive the route with my eyes closed. I have to push myself to focus on the traffic when we leave the doctor. Are you able to stay during his procedure and recovery time? I hate the waiting room; the chairs seem dirty and it reeks of cigarette smoke even though no one smokes in there anymore. I realize that hating the waiting room is really misplaced emotions about the cancer.
Is your husband having difficulty breathing? Do you know what to expect after the surgery?
I'm so glad that you had good news about you. Thanks for keeping in touch.
Hi, I have been in Gainesville at Shands Hospital for 1 month now. My husband's cancer came back in his pelvis area again. It was 6 tumors in 1. Size of a football.This time they took his leg and one testical. He ended up with 3 surgerys. The incision wasn't healing and it turned black so it needed to get repaired. Now he has formed a blood clot in his arm and due to the surgery has no bowel control.Problems after problems. The doctors said they are moving him to Rehab for mental reasons. No one does well when they are in hospital so long. After surgery his intestines wouldn't work, he didn't eat for 3 weeks. He is so weak and thin.I don't know if he can fight much more.......He still has his other lung to deal with.Cancer is no fun. I am still getting my treatments and so far so good.. The ride to hospital is 105 miles one way and I stay in a motel. My husbands surgery was 4 hours with uologist and 12 hours with the orthopedic surgeon. They call me when he is done and I usually wait in motel. It's only 2 miles away.The doctor said only 10% of patients with this type of cancer live past 2 years from the time they are diagnosed. For him, that's September 2008. This last surgery was only for comfort and he won't do anymore hip surgerys on Dan.There is nothing else he can remove.Not a good report.I just hope he gets a few good months before another issue arises. Well you take care and hang in there. Sounds like you have better chances . At least I hope so
LaRue