Well, my mother is in hospital...

Karl Hungus

So the story is, she's had pains in her stomach for years, and she's been kinda knocked about and misdiagnosed for ages. Anyway, they finally found something, which was these growths in her intestines. They could be life-threatening, and develop into cancer later.

She left the house just over half an hour ago, and she's in hospital now. Going in for the operation tomorrow where they're going to remove the problematic section of her intestines, and connect the two ends up. There's still a risk that they may find cancer.

As you can imagine, right now I'm absolutely sick with worry. I love her dearly.

I think just getting it off my chest might help, so there it is.

LundiMardi

Hope she's alright man... she's in the best place possible so stay positive. It seems that it's been found fairly early hence improving chances of making a full recovery.

Ruu_Old

Hope things turn out okay. Stay strong.

DaBreno

Sorry to hear that dude, all the best with it.

cork1

at least they know whats wrong so they can do something about it.best of luck.

simu

I hope things go well for her.

Silverfish

My mum had pains in her back for a year, her GP kept fobbing her off, eventually she was brought into casualty with the pain - where they found cancerous tumours on her spine. Another two days and she would have been paralysed. They told us it didn't look good.

Then they fixed her, and she's doing great. You will be amazed at how much hospitals can do, and how much they can fix, when the outlook is initially bleak.

Dave!

Here's hoping she makes a quick recovery after surgery. She'll be fine mate, try not to worry.

tallus

Sending good vibes man, hope she gets sorted out soon and hang in there.

Karl Hungus

Thanks peeps.

I know I shouldn't worry, but it's unpossible not to.

Basq

Am really sorry to hear that, Karl.

Send her our best.. and keep positive.

digitally-yours

i feel sorry for you

But i hope she will recover fully from this

Buy her some flowers and its good i a way that the problem has been detected and being treated.

Keep thinking positive and never lose hope

All will be fine

Rb

Sorry to hear that Karl, as hard as it is try to keep positive and optimistic. Hope everything works out ok for her.

nesf

Karl Hungus wrote:

I know I shouldn't worry, but it's unpossible not to.

That's a natural reaction. You just need to try and stay positive through this.

Backtoblack

Hope she is alright Karl. Try not to worry!

Stargal

I hope everything is ok. At least she's getting the operation that she needs - that's a start.

Pherekydes

Try not to worry.

Edited to remove. Dunno what I was thinking.

biko

Hope it all works out for your mother Karl!

Schlemm

My uncle was misdiagnosed with Crohn's disease for years but after abdominal surgery in about 2003 they discovered that it was in fact ulcerative colitis and that he had colon cancer....the surgery seemed to do the trick tho.

Hope she's ok and the surgery goes well.

sobriquet

Hi Karl.

I know what you're going through. I don't know if you want to hear it, because my mams story (bowel cancer, almost exactly as you describe, but later with major complications) doesn't yet have a happy ending (it's still ongoing, and uncertain), but if you want I'd happily discuss it. PM me at any stage if you feel like it.

The only specific thing I'd say is that if it is the same as what my mam had done, it's one of the better places to get such a growth. As you say, they can cut out the tumorous section and stitch the two ends together. Such operations have a high rate of success, and the bowel is a resilient organ that is very good at repairing itself. In my mothers case the initial operation was a complete success and completely removed the cancer. (I'm not a doctor of course, but that's to my best knowledge and my mothers experience.)

That gut wrenching feeling is horrible, the sense of despondency. In my and my families experience, you've just got to be strong. Stiff upper lip has a bad rep, but it's not a bad thing in my book. Assume nothing, make sure she has everything she needs, and be there to talk to her. Look after your family and be there to support each other.

It's mad, that moment when your parents stop worrying about you, and you start to worry about them. You'd near forget they once got on fine without you.

Take care dude, be strong for her.

Just keep positive and I'm sure it will all be fine.

Faith

Sorry to hear that, Karl. I hope she's going to be okay. Even if they do find cancer, there's no need to get too worried yet. My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer just over 2 years ago. She had a mastectomy, chemo and radiation therapy, and was back climbing mountains within about 6 months. She's better now than ever.

I hope they don't find cancer in your mums case, but it's not the end of the world if they do. I'll say a prayer for her!

mike65

This may seem a small crumb of comfort but if they did'nt feel the need to rush your mum into theatre this evening then maybe its not going to be as bad as you proberly are imagining (human brains ability to conjure up the worst is not helpful!). I imagine the C word was what scared you all most but as noted by Faith much can be done these days.

Mike.

On the bright side, at least they finally figured out what it was before they passed the point of no hope.

My thoughts are worried, I can only wonder what you're going through emotionally.

gonker

good vibes and prayers are with you. Keep the chin up xxx

cornbb

Karl Hungus wrote:

So the story is, she's had pains in her stomach for years, and she's been kinda knocked about and misdiagnosed for ages. Anyway, they finally found something, which was these growths in her intestines. They could be life-threatening, and develop into cancer later.

She left the house just over half an hour ago, and she's in hospital now. Going in for the operation tomorrow where they're going to remove the problematic section of her intestines, and connect the two ends up. There's still a risk that they may find cancer.

As you can imagine, right now I'm absolutely sick with worry. I love her dearly.

I think just getting it off my chest might help, so there it is.

Hope she's alright man. A close friend of mine had similar abdominal pains for years, it turned out to be a very large benign tumor which she had out recently. Scared the absolute sh1te out of everyone but she's made an excellent recovery and her pains are completely gone.

What I'm trying to say is, these things can seem a whole lot worse beforehand than they do afterwards. Hope she makes a good recovery.

Terry

There are some links in this thread from the LTI forum which you might find helpful.
Here's hoping your mother gets better soon.

daiixi

Thoughts are with you Karl. All the best for your family.

Time Magazine

Condolences. Best wishes for her.

gyppo

Karl, hope it all works out - try and stay positive - I know, easier said than done.

The Walsho

Sorry to hear that man, all the best.

faceman

Our thoughts are with you at the mo KH

thelordofcheese

Karl Hungus wrote:

So the story is, she's had pains in her stomach for years, and she's been kinda knocked about and misdiagnosed for ages. Anyway, they finally found something, which was these growths in her intestines. They could be life-threatening, and develop into cancer later.

She left the house just over half an hour ago, and she's in hospital now. Going in for the operation tomorrow where they're going to remove the problematic section of her intestines, and connect the two ends up. There's still a risk that they may find cancer.

As you can imagine, right now I'm absolutely sick with worry. I love her dearly.

I think just getting it off my chest might help, so there it is.

Well my mum was in hospital a while back with a very life threatening condition, so I can empathise with you.
I found the most important thing is to try and keep positive, because no matter how negative your thoughts are, your mother will have ones a thousand times darker.
Try and keep upbeat, for her sake, and remember that despite all the stick, Irish surgeons, doctors and nurses are very well trained and have dedicated their lives to helping others.

Sarky

I only saw this now. Sorry to hear it, Ken, I hope she recovers quickly. Take care of yourself.

Karl Hungus

Thanks for your support. It does help.

DublinWriter

Karl, so sorry to hear about that. My own mum was diagnosed with a brain tumour just before Xmas and I'm helping her get through chaemo and radiotherapy and the moment, so I know the drill.

Best of luck to her Karl.

beans

The thing about sick Mammies is that she'll worry that you're worried, so even if you're racked with bad thoughts try not to let her see it. The less stress she gets right now the better. She'll feed off your positivity so try to maximise that.

tbh

All the best Karl, fingers crossed she'll be grand.

gandalf

K fingers crossed for your ma, I have done the hospital gig with parents over the last couple of years and its difficult.

Make sure you get enough sleep and always visit your ma with a smile.

TerrorFirmer

Not much more I can add other then the token 'Hope she gets well soon', but....luckily while my close family have always been very healthy, I do sometimes - in fact, often - worry immensely about something like this striking. Best of luck.

Sleepy

I hope everything works out Karl.

Karl Hungus

Well, I've been at the hospital for hours now... Waiting and waiting... But she's finally out of it, and she seems to be doing good. No complications or anything.

I'll know more tomorrow, but everything seems to have gone according to plan... I feel so relieved.

The Walsho

That's great to hear, delighted for ya man.
I know how amazing relief can feel

Karl Hungus

Karl Hungus wrote:

Well, I've been at the hospital for hours now... Waiting and waiting... But she's finally out of it, and she seems to be doing good. No complications or anything.

I'll know more tomorrow, but everything seems to have gone according to plan... I feel so relieved.

Good to hear.

It's always such a good feeling to receive news like that, isn't it?

Dudess

Lovely to hear. Delighted for her and you. Very best wishes.

kelle

Glad to hear that, Karl. I hope you, and your Mum had a good sleep last night after all that stress!I hope everything is fine this morning. Please keep us posted.

Dragan

Karl Hungus wrote:

Thanks peeps.

I know I shouldn't worry, but it's unpossible not to.

Just to say here mate of course you should worry! A mate of mine is very sick right now, so we do all his worrying for him!

You'd be amazed what the human body combined with the right application of willpower can overcome.

It sounds like things are going about as good as they can in the circumstances dude, stay strong.

Tar.Aldarion

Ah good news there Ken.

Miss Fluff

Karl Hungus wrote:

Well, I've been at the hospital for hours now... Waiting and waiting... But she's finally out of it, and she seems to be doing good. No complications or anything.

I'll know more tomorrow, but everything seems to have gone according to plan... I feel so relieved.

Mammy Hungus is in good hands so try not to worry. Wishing her a speedy recovery.

Ruu_Old

Thanks for the update Karl. Delighted to hear that the news is good.

Karl Hungus

kelle wrote:

Glad to hear that, Karl. I hope you, and your Mum had a good sleep last night after all that stress!I hope everything is fine this morning. Please keep us posted.

I don't know about the ma, but I've barely been sleeping at all.