r/cancer • u/No-Permit-9519 • 3d ago
Patient Prognosis is worse than I thought
Hi
I posted on here about a month ago, I had ended up in the hospital with fluid around my heart and my oncologist told me I had maybe 6 months-1 year to live. Well, on Saturday I wound up in the hospital again thinking it was the same problem. Turns out, the tumor next to my heart grew from 4cm to 13cm in the month I’ve been home, and it’s pushing on my heart & causing a lot of strain. The oncologist then explained that he had tried to be optimistic about my prognosis in July, but because of this development he thinks I have a few weeks left at most.
I’ve just been crying since I got home. I wanted more time with my family and friends. I feel so rushed now, all the plans I had just went down the toilet. Thank you to everyone who read my rants and gave me advice, I wish you all the best.
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u/TheBrowserNYC 3d ago
Keep pushing! My mom has a recurring pericardial effusion building up as well, currently in the hospital waiting for a window procedure to be done to buy more time to treat the malignancy and slow the fluid buildup.
It’s a big uphill battle, but maybe there are other treatments still available for you to pursue that can help reduce tumor size? 🤞
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