Eli
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Dear tflory,
I am so sorry to hear about your husband. I echo Jim’s comment: surgery is the only real hope. Go for second and third opinion if necessary. That said, I also agree with Lainy: ultimately it’s his decision. You can provide care, support and love, but you can’t push him. If he is not willing to fight the fight, so be it.
How is your son doing? If he is anything like my daughter, I guess he is too young to fully grasp what is going on? My daughter’s attitude seems to be that doctors will take care of mom and mom will be fine. She remains a carefree, happy kid. I am very grateful that she doesn’t require special support or counseling at this point in time, but I do stop and wonder sometimes: has she got no heart? have we failed as parents?
I hope you are able to catch a moment here or there to take good care of yourself. Caregivers need TLC too.
I will be thinking of you and your husband.
— Eli
Thank you, everyone, for your warm welcome.
Gavin wrote:Where did your wife have the surgery?She had it at the Civic Campus of The Ottawa Hospital. Dr. Richard Mimeault was her surgeon. If I recall correctly, he has done about 200 Whipples over his career.
Gavin wrote:Apart from the nausea, how is she feeling right now?She’s doing fine physically. Her energy level is good. She goes for a long walk every day to keep herself in shape. She can drive and run the errands. She doesn’t have any abdominal pain if she’s careful about her menu (some foods are a big no-no).
The main concern right now is weight loss. She lost weight in the weeks preceding Whipple. She lost more weight while she was recovering from Whipple. She lost yet more weight during chemoradiation. I should mention that she was a fitness freak before she was stricken by CC. She started her CC journey in amazing shape, with no unwanted pounds to lose. 7 months later, she looks very anorexic. We hoped she would be able to gain a few pounds during her current break between treatments. Alas, this is not happening yet.
