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It comes to a point where i`m quite flustterred and cant go thru all the posts we put in about our "knowledge" "specialist subject"


Anyway - Father In Law was diagnosed today with The big "C" but there is no lump or tumour...
All they can find is Malegnant cells and they say they will attack this with chemo.

Now we couldnt get much else out of them. Is this serious?
Is this terminal? Is this treatable?

From this I got that he had cancer and they could cause a tumour - this could spread elsewhere but without seeing the oncologist until this week we wont know how treatable it is...

Anyone?

only the oncologist will tell you depending on the cells and results they will go over the treatment and options of recovery with you sorry cant be more help best of luck

mmm chocolate

where were the cancerous cells found? how did they diagnose it? (biopsy?) there is so much variation in this field but predominately these days with modern medical treatment it`s not always the `BIG` C, sll the best

It depends where the malignant cells were found. If in a blood sample, then abnormal blood cells could mean leukemia or lymphoma, both malignant conditions where there may not be a solid tumour evident. If from a biopsy, then some suspicion of a problem may have been there prior to taking the biopsy.

Many cancers now respond well to treatment. Hopefully the oncologist will have reassuring news.

I can`t really remember what the consultant said yesterday about where they were, somethign about in the "apron" of fat that goes over the organs in the stomach?

But with no tumour I`m bloody confused. All i can pull up on the interweb is about cevical cancer and blood cancer...

I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which i`m dying are the best i`ve ever had.

He is probably referring to either the mesentery (fatty tissue surrounding the gut) or peritoneum (general lining of the abdomen). Cancers of these tissues are fairly rare, are generally diffuse (which means no single solid tumour present) and only the specific details of the case can provide full information. You should wait for the discussion with the oncologist.

cancerbacup is a good site, but it is hard finding out things about the various kinds.

mine is rarer than getting kicked to death by a donkey that has won the lottery - it is really hard to find anything about it.

there is a book from the lance armstrong livestrong foundation that is real people`s experiences. i learned a lot from that (even if mine wasnt covered) - so maybe seek that out.. i also bought thyroid for dummies, which is handy, if hardly grays anatomy...

otherwise try the macmillan nurses. people are out there, and they will help...

good luck.. hope it all works out well for those involved

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Cheers Whoot much appreciated.
You always read all the stuff on The big C in places and hope it won`t affect you.
But its bound to at one stage - Oncologists (or as I call them big onkys) said today that they will start chemo in 2 weeks, but not in a rush to do that.
So we are guessing its not life threatening - for now...



I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which i`m dying are the best i`ve ever had.

I would agree with whats already been said - its important to get an actual name before you go off researching. Its probably easier said than done but you will end up overdosing and scaring yourself about the hundreds of different `types` of cancer - Im an oncology link nurse and unless its a `straight forward`/`common` diagnosis I have to go off and do lots of research.
The waiting game is the worst part of it but do try and keep strong.
Juls

I call mine "onky" as well.. or "tha onky"
not to his face though.
the thing is you meet all sorts of people. there are the oncologists., the surgeons, the people that scan you, and then everyone else. you have to try and assimilate everything.. my best advice would be to get them to repeat and explain everything.. and then write it down. also get cc`d on all letters about you - they send loads between themselves..
get on a good footing with the ¦(i think father in law`s) GP) - mine is worth his weight in gold...

I have had mine for three years. it took them six months to say "cancer" out loud - the rest was all medicalese... when they said it, my dad fainted - thereby limiting my reaction to the news! three years on, and i dont even have a clue about my prognosis.. all i have read on the net is atleast ten years after surgery.. i need to get married, have kids, get divorced and buy a sports car soon!

anyway.. the macmillans are stars as well.. really good. i donate to them now, and am really keen to start volunteering. apparently it is too soon though..

my onky is rubbish. the surgeon is pure gangster.. he sorted my neck out good. the scar is hardly noticable - after about four weeks!

if anyone is doing any charidee stuff, holla at ya boy..

Most of all.. beat that c***..
all the best

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