On 1/3/2006 Need2hope143 wrote:
My husband has colon cancer that went to his liver. He has had surgery to remove part of his colon, he is on chemotherapy to shrink the 2 tumors in his liver so he can have surgery to remove them from his liver. He is so sick with the chemo. He gets it every 2 weeks. Starts on a Wed and ends on a Fri. then he is sick for a least a week. We went to Boston for a consult and it was awful. He was told that he would live 1 year without treatment and 2 years with treatment. There was no cure. Is there anyone out there that has this? How are you doing? How long have you had it? I was hopeful till we went to Boston. His chemo is 5FU, Leucovorin, Oxiplatin. (Folfax 6). He cannot take Avastin yet because he is still slowly healing from his surgery. He takes Reglan and Ativan for his nausea which has helped with the vomiting, but he cannot eat. He continues to loose weight. After the Boston visit, he is thinking of stopping chemo because he is so sick with it. Does anyone who has this type of cancer have anything hopeful to tell me?
Hi, my partner was diagnosed with colon cancer this time last year, he left me for about 3 months and then came back to tell me.....he told me he couldnt deal with this without me, my heart was so saddened, I felt so helpless and wanted to be there for him every minute of every day...... he had a full colostomy last August and was told he also had cancer of the liver.......a week after he left hospital he left me again and will not talk to me, no contact except odd messages on msn. I love him so much, I want to be there for him, just to hold him, reassure him that I am going nowhere.....no matter what I want to support and love him so much, I know he has been in hospital for his liver but have no idea what was performed, what the prognosis is......I am sure he has a very short time......why after a 16 year relationship does he not want me close? Maybe he feels he has lost his dignity, maybe he doesnt feel of any worth, maybe he doesnt want me to see him die, is there hope that he will survive this......someone needs to help me with honesty of this condition, Im now on antidepresants, I just cant bare this any longer, my doctor wont give me any information, my work colleagues and family are so concerned for me, I dont want sympathy I just want my man back in my life to share whatever time we have left together, to make the most of the time we have, but how much time do we have.......someone please tell me, please be candid, I cant bare the thought of receiving a call telling me he has passed away I love him so much, please someone in this world must be able to help us