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Dan's mom might have cancer.
She's been dealing with ovarian cysts for years now. From what I've heard, it's been pretty steady. Then last week she went in for a check up because she hasn't been feeling well... and they found that at least one cyst has grown something like 3 mm or more in 3 months. The doctors are now insisting that she needs to have a complete hysterectomy and have been discussing the possibility of cancer. If it is cancer, I don't know if they've caught it early with all the monitoring in the last few years or if it's been cancer all along and they're only now figuring that out.
Dan is really worried. He texted me last week, saying "Almost started crying eating a lemon meringue pie. Reminds me too much of mom." Dan never cries. The only times he has cried is when we've had issues in our relationship and he thought he was going to lose me. He's always been very physically affectionate and cuddly, but lately he's been asking me to cuddle him more or saying that he needs me to hug him. He is very much in need of physical comfort right now.
I've tried to tell him not to worry too much about what's going on; we don't even know if it is cancer yet. I've told him that we should wait to worry until we know if there is something to really worry about. The doctors will do a biopsy of the affected tissue during the surgery on Tuesday, then we should have the results in a few days or hours. I've told him that, even if it is cancer, his mom is a strong lady; she can beat it.
I feel like it's all just empty words and platitudes. I would be a wreck if it were my mom; I'm already worried enough as is. I don't know how Dan would going to handle an actual cancer diagnosis. And if the worst were to happen, it would absolutely destroy him.
I hope like hell it's not cancer.
She's been dealing with ovarian cysts for years now. From what I've heard, it's been pretty steady. Then last week she went in for a check up because she hasn't been feeling well... and they found that at least one cyst has grown something like 3 mm or more in 3 months. The doctors are now insisting that she needs to have a complete hysterectomy and have been discussing the possibility of cancer. If it is cancer, I don't know if they've caught it early with all the monitoring in the last few years or if it's been cancer all along and they're only now figuring that out.
Dan is really worried. He texted me last week, saying "Almost started crying eating a lemon meringue pie. Reminds me too much of mom." Dan never cries. The only times he has cried is when we've had issues in our relationship and he thought he was going to lose me. He's always been very physically affectionate and cuddly, but lately he's been asking me to cuddle him more or saying that he needs me to hug him. He is very much in need of physical comfort right now.
I've tried to tell him not to worry too much about what's going on; we don't even know if it is cancer yet. I've told him that we should wait to worry until we know if there is something to really worry about. The doctors will do a biopsy of the affected tissue during the surgery on Tuesday, then we should have the results in a few days or hours. I've told him that, even if it is cancer, his mom is a strong lady; she can beat it.
I feel like it's all just empty words and platitudes. I would be a wreck if it were my mom; I'm already worried enough as is. I don't know how Dan would going to handle an actual cancer diagnosis. And if the worst were to happen, it would absolutely destroy him.
I hope like hell it's not cancer.