Wellness

[ssfbeagle]

I lost my dad 6 years ago to colon cancer and my mom 3 years ago to uterine cancer. Just yesterday I found out my huband has rectal cancer with mets to the liver. He is 59 and in perfect health, eats well and is thin. He had been having episodes of diarrhea for several months after eating fatty foods. He finally went to the doctor last month. An abdominal ultrasound showed several nodes on his liver. The CT scan shows the rectum as a probable primary source. I had urged him to have a colonscopy after my dad passed away but he felt that since there was no history in his family he didn't feel it necessary. Now look. I am a nurse and it is hard knowing what can happen. He has health and age on his side to beat this awful disease. I am so scared. I love him so much. We have an appointment with the GI doctor on Tuesday. Then to an oncologist and surgeon.

I feel so alone. We have no kids and he does not want to tell his family yet. I am a basket case living on Bendryl, Ativan and wine to help get to sleep at night. Thanks for listening.