He went to the doctor's today and they sent him to the hospital to get an MRI done and an X-ray done. They found out that he has 2 tumors in his stomach and that is why he can't fight his cold off. He also has blood in his feces and that is another cause from the tumors. I cried when he told me and I just want to know how to cope with this and if he is goin to be alright. I love him so much and I don't want to see him go. He doesn't seem upset, but I know that on the inside he is upset. Someone please help me cope with this. Thank you.
2006-09-13 05:57:47 · 7 answers · asked by LacyR 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Love him and be there for support at all times. Physical AND emotional support is most important now.
2006-09-13 06:04:19 · answer #1 · answered by greenmountains84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By the time they can detect stomach cancer (when symptoms show up) it is almost always stage IV, terminal. It has just a 30% survival rate in the 1st year, and 5% survival rate at 5 years. Radical surgery (removal of the stomach) is sometimes performed before the cancer has spread outside the stomach, however it usually comes back in a much more aggressive form even when they do that. It doesn't look like you have much time left so I would avoid marrying this guy.
2006-09-13 06:02:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you should stay by him, especially in this period. I am telling you this because i am a cancer patient and without the support of my husband and my mother, i couldn't have made it until now (by the way, my mother is stage 4). So, you are very very important to him. Maybe the most important person in his life. Things can happen. Things doctor cannot explain. DON'T give up, girl! You are strong, you'll see.
And please, dear, don't cry in front of him, no-matter what.
Besides, if you walk away now, I don't think you will be able to live with yourself later on...
2006-09-15 00:06:30 · answer #3 · answered by elisabeta h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word cancer is hard to deal with, they can do a lot now days but its hard to tell what will happen, keep the faith your about to travel a rough road. I lost my husband in 2003 to esophageal cancer which has a low survival rate, what we did , we had this little saying and it helped, we will fight what we can fight, we will except what we have to and live everyday like it might be the last. My thoughts and prayers are with you, as I have walk the road you walk. God Bless.
2006-09-13 14:33:11 · answer #4 · answered by Granny 1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're going to have to come to terms with the fact he has a very serious disease. All cancers are bad, but stomach cancer in particular is very bad. Be prepared for him to go through major surgery, probably very soon, and chemotherapy as well.
Do your best to help him, he's going to need it. Make sure he takes all his medicine, gets to his doctors appointments, and does what they tell him to do. That's the best way you can help him. As for yourself, there are many cancer support groups, I highly suggest joining one for emotional support from people in the same situation.
2006-09-13 06:02:08 · answer #5 · answered by banzai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the docs told me my son had 2 brain tumors , i thought i would die right there in the office , but instead i came home and started researching . i read everything i could find , i ask the docs lots of questions and made sure i made informed decisions. you will handle this , just take it one day at a time , dont worry about tommorrow till it gets here , god bless you both...........
2006-09-14 15:06:55 · answer #6 · answered by sindi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love + care + hope.
Please get a biopsy done and start definitive therapy as soon as you can.
Please check other areas of his body to determine if these are primaries / secondaries / there are other secondaries elsewhere.
I will include you in my daily prayers.
2006-09-13 07:15:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋