As many of you will know Mrs Travisthedog had Breast Cancer in 2012 - she has successful treatment, chemo, radio, herceptin, tamoxifen - the lot
She's had a bad back for at least 12 years, but in October she was lifting our daughter into the car and she felt something "go" in her mid back.
She's managed it well with osteopathy since then but of late it's been getting worse. The doc sent her for an X-ray and then we get the call to say they want to do a bone scan as there is something "different" in the T6 vertebrae - you can imagine the free fall panic we are in.
Then Thursday morning she got out of bed and went downstairs and about 5 mins later I heard her screaming for me. I ran downstairs to find her stood locked upright and unable to move. Such was her level of pain i called an ambulance who couldn't get her pain down with morphine and entonox.
She's in hospital now and had another xray - still showing changes although the doc this afternoon said the T6 vertebrae has actually collapsed.
There are many things that can cause this - and of course cancer is one of them. Her drugs - tamoxifen - causes reduction in bone density and osteoporosis as well so that may have happened in what is already a very weak part of her back.
They can't do a bone scan until fucking Tuesday so we are in total limbo.
I am terrified so god knows how she is feeling. They have (very slowly) got her pain down (she's saying a 5 now where it was a 9 yesterday)
But our whole future as a family hangs on Tuesday - this will be the longest four days of our lives.
I hate the lucky poos thing you lot do on here and I know most of you aren't religeous but we could really use some collective positive energy for us
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My thoughts are with you. Drs are pretty fucking clever these days mate. Good luck x
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Be together and get through this together like you have done with every other obstacle during your relationship.
I wish your wife, you and your family all the best.
Hoping you hear the best news possible on Tuesday.
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All the best to your wife and family.