My husband has small cell lung cancer. We have always known that this fight would be tough but nothing has prepared us for what we have been through.
None of the treatments have worked as each time he has had chemo he got sepsis. We have never been eligible for trails so it's just will alone that has kept him going.
We have just had a another scare and were told that the tumour is so big it's collapsed his lung and is now sitting on his main artety running through his body. We have been told that he is at risk of a catastrophic bleed.
All we wanted was some hope that all these drugs he has had pushed through his body may of done some good but alas no the cancer has the upper hand and we can't do anything but wait .
Life is so cruel my husband has never smoked or been sick a day In his life. He is 51
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So very sorry to hear about your Husband and the difficult time you both must be having.
Sometimes things in life make no sense at all, and am sure that many on this forum would agree. We will be thinking of you and hope you have many special moments with the time that you both have.
There are plenty support services out there for you both, these can be referred to either through the clinical nurse specialist or your GP.
If you wish to discuss anything you can call us on our free nurse led helpline number on 0800 358 7200
Im so sorry to here this .cancer is so crawl and unfair .xx
You have my sincere thoughts ,life throws some awful dilemmas ,please perhaps focus on your family and friends at this point and I am sure the doctors have tried to help .I am in a similar situation at the moment they can,t fix my heart either and are unsure what is going on with a ?tumour .So I am focusing upon my family and indeed feeling blessed still able to get about very slowly so not too unwell at the moment,but I know I have no mutations and they cannot treat my heart without damaging it and I also have a brain tumour after curative intent lung cancer treatment 2 yrs ago ,but I never felt cancer left me that it had already spread .Cancer brings hugh amounts of sadness for me and my family ,in my mind I am playing for time eating the best I can eat having people around me who care and exercising with in my limitations .I cannot change my situation but I am doing my best to live with it, it is not easy but if I let it sadness overcome me it passes to those who care about me so I try to look for lighter elements to keep me going .Today I am planting garden bulbs I may never see them but others will and smile perhaps when they see them so that will give me joy.
Your husband sounds very poorly at the moment I hope you can find a way forward through the sadness you are both feeling and the situation you have found yourselves in.No one deserves cancer it is truly horrid and all of us want to be cured of it .My thoughts are with you both .
My heart breaks for you dear strong lady. My husband just passed away Monday from SC Lung cancer. He was 51 as well.
It is the meanest cancer i have been told as it is so very very aggressive and so very hard to keep away for long. The treatments he went through were so very strong they ended up hurting his lungs and yes rid him completely of cancer but made his day to day existence exhausting and miserable.
I look back over our last year and see how treatments in the short run buy time but often the time it buys is so filled with weakness and pain it's the harder of the two choices to endure.
I pray God's peace and strength fill you and your husband now and in the days to come. The love, support and patience we give to our husbands are how we serve and sustain them through the trials. It is a painful journey to endure for us all.
My love goes out to you both. I wish you the very best,
I am so sorry for your loss. I can feel your pain. As I sit here next to my husband struggling to breathe it makes me grateful for small mercies.
Sclc is a nasty strain and as your aware they don't hold out much hope from the start. None of the trials are aimed at it either. Which I find strange as it's the most aggressive of all. We can live in hope that one day they may find a cure.
I hope you find peace knowing your hubby is no longer in any pain. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this real hard time.
I watched my husband struggle for two weeks. His lungs were so ruined from the radiation that they couldn't absorb the oxygen pushing into him. His fight was valiant. He will always be the strongest man I've ever known. It was an honor to help him into his forever with Christ our Redeemer. God bless you lady and your dear husband.
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