Leg Pains at night..... Dr is testing for Bone and Prostate Cancer......Am very scared

[RTKangaMummy]

DH has been having leg pain and lower back pain for last 2 weeks.

Dr thought it was Sciatica and slipped disc. But not now.

But as DH has the pain worse at night it is a symptom of cancer.

So today saw GP again and he immediatley sent him for blood tests at hospital

We are going again to GP on Tuesday.

I am really scared that he has prostate cancer and it has spread to bones in pelvis and left leg. So therefore has secondary bone cancer.



He doesn't have the back pain any more just in the leg.

Has anybody had any experiance of this?

Please help me?













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[RTKangaMummy]

Thanks for all the positive vibes and hugs

I don't want to wait til the afternoon anyway to see GP, Yes we could ask someone to look after DS but then we will have to talk about it and DH doesn't want anyone to know

DH has been alone to see GP with me waiting outside BUT I want to be with him to ask questions etc.

[hub2dee]

You've had a vent, and a share, and a hug, and some semi-useful feedback ...

.... go get some sleep and give dh a special shnuzzle.

If tests / GP indicate bad stuff, the MRI will be done as a matter of urgency I think. If nothing shows from the blood tests (ie. they can't quite figure out what it is but doesn't appear life-threatening than I could see that MRI taking a while)... but cross that bridge when you come to it.

You're tired. Go sleep.

I'm off to bed now too. Will give dw a shnuzzle.

X

[RTKangaMummy]

Thanks guys am off to bed now


Good night and thank you so much for your kind messages

[MarsLady]

G'nite darling!

[RTKangaMummy]

Thanks Really going now

Goodnight

[hub2dee]

Good morning. Out all day. Be strong !

[KBear]

Just read this Kanga, thinking of you. Stay strong and calm. Hoping for a good result for DH. x

[WideWebWitch]

I'm sorry to hear this, it must be very scary but I agree with everyone that you don't know anything yet so try not to panic although I know it's easier said than done. The waiting must be hard though, sympathy.

[happymerryberries]

Just to say I hope that you start to feel better about all of this and am sending my best wishes.

The blood test will be able to rule out prostate cancer without needing a bone scan. It will be looking for PSA (a protein produced by prostate cancer cells). If you dad has it (please god not) then his levels will be raised. If he has secondaries then his levels will be very, very high and so you shouldn't have to wait for the MRI.

Please, pleas try not to worry about this, impossible I know. this could be anything at this stage. And if the worse happens it may help to know that most men who have prostate cance don't die of it.

Hugs to you.

[LGJ]

Oh Darling.

Sorry I went to bed, sorry I missed this, do you need any help ???


LGJ

[hub2dee]

hmb: just to clairfy, think it's dh, not dad. Poor Kangie.

[marthamoo]

Hope you got some sleep, RTKM. Thinking of you and keeping everything crossed (((hugs)))

[snafu]

Just seen this, kanga. There are many, many other things it could be rather than cancer, but it is understandably so hard not to think the worst, isn't it? Wishing you and dh the very best news xx

[tamum]

RTKangamummy, I'm really sorry you have this worry. Pain getting worse at night is not just a symptom of cancer, it's very common (to do with glucocorticoid levels beng lower at night), so that on its own shouldn't alarm you.

As hmb says, don't worry about the MRI- there's no way they'll make you wait 6 months if the blood tests come back with anything worrying.

[RTKangaMummy]

Thank you for all the messages and hugs and positive vibes

Tamum Have looked up glucocorticoid levels on Goggle and have found some info but is very detailed and complicated.

I really want to believe that this is not Cancer

I guess it is the way the GP is being so thorough that is frightening us

Don't get me wrong we are pleased that he is taking so much care with DH

but it makes us scared when he is obviously worried for DH

Every other time when we or our friends have gone to see our GP he has told us a story about someone else who has had same symptoms etc.

BUT this time he hasn't

My uncle died from prostate cancer that spread to other parts {this was 6 months ago}He was 70 years

DH is only 53

I just can't get my head round it really.

He is so tired all the time.

[RTKangaMummy]

LGJ no it is ok

All I need is to get the results from the blood tests

Thanks

Everybody sending positive vibes and hugs is so kind

Thank you

[MarsLady]

[suedonim]

Thinking good thoughts for you and dh, Kanga.

[hunkermunker]

Oh, God, RTKM, how did I miss this?! I'm SO sorry you're going through this (especially at this time of year, but any time's not good, obviously )

Many hugs and lots of love to you all xxxxxx

[Gobbledigook]

How did I not see this?

Sending huge hugs and positive vibes to you RTKM - thinking of you and praying for good news.

xx

[RTKangaMummy]

Thank you so much for your kind thoughts and hugs and positive vibes.

It means so much to know that my cyber friends are being so kind to us

The timing couldn't be much worse

We are already trying to cope with DT1 anniversary coming up at end of May.

Now this

We just want the test results to come

If they are not there on Tuesday, well I don't know what.

I phoned up my mum and dad today and they asked how DH was and I couldn't tell them the full story. I said he had had blood tests, and that we were going again to the GP on Tuesday.

Part of the reason was that I didn't want DS to come downstairs and overhear me talking about cancer. He knows what happened to my uncle 6 months ago and DS came to the funeral.

He has to cope with my mood swings enough with regards to DT1

Obviously we will tell him when we have a clear idea of what we are dealing with.

Thank you once again.

HM Thanks for CAT am going to email you

[JoolsToo]

oh my! have only just seen this thread.

Kanga sending you and dh good vibes. Its obviously a worrying time for you but please try and keep positive it could be 101 things.

mega hugs to you and fingers crossed for some good results.

JTxx

[LGJ]

'scuse me Missus, permission to speak, Oh bossy one, who always appears to cope.


This is going to seem like a cack handed offer, because my Darling Sis is here next weekend and I can't help then, but the weekend after..........You 'aint a million miles from me, so if you need help just SHOUT


And that is an order

[RTKangaMummy]

MAny thanks JT and LGJ

All these positve vibes etc hopefully will make this whatever it is be something simple

Am off to bed now

Goodnight

{LGJ consider it noted}

Really do hope and pray that it is one of these other 101 things rather than a tumour adn am really trying to think positively.

It is so hard when others ask "How is DH?" because you know that you are lying to them. And I really hate that.

I really hate dishonesty. And so for us to be not telling the whole truth is so hard for me.

But if we tell them what we are feeling and fearing it to be then it turns out to be one of these mystery illnesses that is harmless they are going to think, well I don't know what. That we were amking a fuss out of nothing I suppose.

It is the fear of the unknown, I think, that is what we are having a problem with.