@tammie4jc
I hope your adult children are some support.
I live in Rochester, but am only in town part of summer. Other times in northern MN cabin. If anything I can do to help or just someone to talk to, let me know. I am cancer survivor, but never in same situation you are in.
Yes.
That was hands down the hardest thing I’ve had to do. Heartbreaking.
Thank you for offering your ear! I appreciate it greatly.
My oldest daughter is very helpful but she has one year of college left. When she goes back it will be very hard. I won’t see her again until Christmas & that’s not guaranteed.
Yes.
That was hands down the hardest thing I’ve had to do. Heartbreaking.
Thank you for offering your ear! I appreciate it greatly.
My oldest daughter is very helpful but she has one year of college left. When she goes back it will be very hard. I won’t see her again until Christmas & that’s not guaranteed.
I travel 7/16 - my husband is coming with this time. We are estranged though living in the same house. He’s not much support.
The lack of a sense of urgency is really frustrating. Not just at Mayo but it seems everywhere. It’s caused resection to be no longer an option. And allowed stage 2 to progress to stage 4. And still I still and wait.
By the time treatment is started who knows how & where it’s spread.
Has anyone switched from Mayo to else where with better results or is this just how it goes?
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Yes.
That was hands down the hardest thing I’ve had to do. Heartbreaking.
Thank you for offering your ear! I appreciate it greatly.
My oldest daughter is very helpful but she has one year of college left. When she goes back it will be very hard. I won’t see her again until Christmas & that’s not guaranteed.
Hi @tammie4jc, I'm tagging fellow members like @pgf @waflanders @alie @formayor @heartofgold57 @viopp @sonic997 @johnny2053 @edie78t. who have experience with gallbladder cancer either as a patient or family caregiver.
I can imagine that telling your family about the diagnosis was one of the hardest things you've had to do. You might appreciate some of the comments and resources shared in this related discussion:
- Family dynamics challenging when a parent has cancer: Want to connect
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/group-focused-on-families-and-parent-with-cancer/
When do you travel to Mayo Clinic? Will you have someone accompany you?
Thank you @colleenyoung
I travel 7/16 - my husband is coming with this time. We are estranged though living in the same house. He’s not much support.
The lack of a sense of urgency is really frustrating. Not just at Mayo but it seems everywhere. It’s caused resection to be no longer an option. And allowed stage 2 to progress to stage 4. And still I still and wait.
By the time treatment is started who knows how & where it’s spread.
Has anyone switched from Mayo to else where with better results or is this just how it goes?