Thank you

Sandi1
Sandi1 Member Posts: 277
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Thank you so much for your feed back. When I came to work this morning I could not function, but after joining this group and listening to all of you and reading other posts - I feel much better about the whole thing. I just need to get my husband to this point, feed him well, make him sleep and keep his spirits up. I made him promise me that he would fight this and never give up, because I'm going to fight for his life. Like I told my sister - if it means I become a drill sargent in the house, to make him eat, sleep and rest then that's what I will do.

I read somewhere else on these discussion pages not to look at the Liver Cancer Survival Rates. You know they were right, they are scary - they basically said that it was zero survival rate. We haven't been to see the surgeon yet, so maybe then we will find out more. I'm hoping the liver thing is just from my husband being obese, if that is the case - we will fix that.

Anyway, thank you so much for giving me the strength to fight this with him. I will definietly be checking in several times a day - whenever I feel like this whole thing is overcoming me.

Talk to all of you Soon
Sandi

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  • pamness
    pamness Member Posts: 524 Member
    #2
    Survival rates on the web
    I was cautioned by my surgeon, internist, and oncologist - not to look at survival rates on the web. As I was told, "they are not written for you and not written about you." I didn't look, and I am glad I did not. I was stage IIIa colon cancer - and would have been scared witless had I looked. I am currently 1 year plus ned. The info on this stuff is changing all the time and includes countless variables, many of which may not apply to your husband.
  • msccolon
    msccolon Member Posts: 1,917 Member
    #3
    Survival rates
    Also remember, that to come up with those statistics, some people had to have survived the disease; who says you're not going to be one of those that improve the statistics? It's just like one of my pet peeves is doctors who give a patient "2 months to live". Who appointed him as God? Nobody knows how much time we have left on this earth but God, and until He calls me home, i am here to continue the fight, in His name and in ours! I am sure your husband is grateful to have you battling for him; it is tangible evidence for him of your love for him. Continue on and be strong and one day you will both be able to look back on the fight and laugh at some of the more ridiculous aspects of this battle.
    Mary

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