Prognosis is worse than I thought

[u/No-Permit-9519]

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.

[u/Fluid-Prize554]

Sorry to hear that. Get a second opinion!! I had a friend in Chicago who was diagnosed with two different types of cancer: pancreatic and colon. The cancer was all over his liver! He also has some heart issues (valve obstruction) in one hospital in Oaklwan, IL,he was told that he had few months to live !! His family took him to a different hospital (Rush near downtown Chicago) there they did take / extract the liver and other cancerous organs, worked on his heart issues etc it has over 2 yrs now n he’s still alive and well. Get a second opinion if you could.