Quite the wild ride!

Hello Ladybug! I am so glad you found this site but sorry you had to. My husband also was diagnosed with CC in January, just turned 58 on Monday. Without these people, I wouldn’t know half of what I do now. They are an encouragement and support in ways you will not believe. My husband did not have any symptoms before being diagnosed and in fact, went to the doctor for a cough which led to an MRI of his lungs and the finding of an enlarged lymph node. Several biopsies later, we finally got this diagnosis. We started with possible lymphoma (would have preferred that!) to pancreas cancer (cried all weekend) to this (not a whole lot better). He was not eligible for surgery since it had already metastisized to his lymph nodes and his doctor thought it unwise to delay chemo for 3 months so he started chemo of Gemcitibine and Carboplaten. He has had 4 treatments. He has tolerated them pretty well although this last one has left him SO tired. He has been working almost every day but this time he has only worked two days all day and then comes home and crashes, sleeping on the couch or in his chair. I’m concerned his blood counts have dropped but he goes in Tuesday so they’ll know.

This is surely a roller coaster ride. Some days are good, some not so much. Hang in there. You are not alone.

Jayne

Dear Ladybug, thank you for filling us in. It sure sounds like you are doing all the right things and as I said on the other post I feel you are with a great team! I had to chuckle when you talked about learning how to pronounce and spell CC. My Teddy was a tried and true Sicilian. One night while dining out with friends from Milwaukee (he was wearing his CC bracelet) the other guy says, “Teddy what does the bracelet say?” Teddy answers, “Oh, that’s my Cancer….Angelo Carcinoma”. Leave it to a Sicilian to make everything Sicilian”. Sometimes it does help to look at some humor. Best of luck on the drain removal and the beginning of the chemo regime!