King Charles reveals his cancer treatment can be scaled back to ‘precautionary’ in the New Year.

I don’t see why the King (or Catherine) shiukd be expected to name the cancer

Agree theworriedwell

Oreo

Charles still won’t say what cancer he had/has but from his message featuring the word embarrassment I think it’s either bowel or bladder or prostate.I don’t understand why he couldn’t be honest about it, if he wants men to be tested.

What would saying what his cancer is achieve? By just saying cancer he is identifying with all cancer sufferers and allowing them to identify with him. I think that is a good thing.

Primrose53

Kate1949

Obviously some cancers are more debilitating than others. As I said, my husband has prostate cancer, which I suspect is what the King has. After several weeks of treatment, it hasn't curtailed my husband's normal activities at all. We went abroad this year and reasonably priced travel insurance wasn't too difficult to find.

It was reported that the King’s cancer is not prostate related.

So it’s bowel or bladder then.
Glad that your DH has responded well to his treatment 😃

Charles still won’t say what cancer he had/has but from his message featuring the word embarrassment I think it’s either bowel or bladder or prostate.I don’t understand why he couldn’t be honest about it, if he wants men to be tested.

Thank you Primrose I didn't know that.

FriedGreenTomatoes sorry your husband is fighting cancer. My husband was diagnosed with grade 4 malignant melanoma in January 2001 and given 5 years to live. In October 2003 he was terminal with 6 tumors. 3 in his right lung ,1 in his chest and 2 by the optical nerve . His last Christmas we talked about his funeral he just said do what you want . The last meal he ate in full was that day.

In those days we had enough morphine in tablet and liquid to kill herds of elephants. When he was terminal he had palliative chemo only 2 side effects he had where the ones he didn't want . Lost his sense of taste and became impotent . I can still remember my heart breaking when he cried in my arms saying he was dieing and he couldn't make love to me .

We had already decided if the pain got to I would overdose. Our McMillan nurse had already told use he was on the highest dose anymore would kill him .

And before you pro lifers get your knickers in a twist over ending someone's life . You watch your husband dieing everyday from his diagnosis and then become terminal . Him waking in the night screaming in pain with a pillow over his face so the children wouldn't hear until the morphine knocked him out and when he was to weak to hold the pillow I did because he begged me .

He wanted to reach his 47 th birthday . The day he died he had long talk with our son privately and our daughter was on the train coming from uni had long talk with her on the phone . The nurse put the morphine pump on him and he became unconscious. When our daughter arrived and my parents said good by and left . I lay on the bed by him . He was on full oxygen and couldn't breath . I looked at the children and told him to stop struggling we would be ok . He died few minutes later . He had been given 4 months to 2 years he died just under the 4 months .

What our children don't know and will never know their dad only saw them as black blobs from beginning of January . He was going blind from Christmas day.

But the care he had from the hospital and our wonderful McMillan nurse made a difference to our life.

Once the cancer was removed from his face and skin graft only me and the children he won't live . As in his words he didn't want to be treated like a dead man walking and wanted our life to be as it always was. When he was terminal he cut people out of our lives. He didn't want pity or being treated differently.

But I am so glad that there is now treatment for grade 4 malignant melanoma that can extend the quality and quantity of their life ..

My husband had to die he was in agony and I had to let him go . If our daughter had got home before the nurse put the morphine pump on . I would had ended his life for him . He was and still is the love of my life and still my husband.

The King making that speech I hope people do get the screening . I go for my mammogram every 3 years and do the bowel cancer test every 2 years .

FGT there is nothing worse than watching the other half of yourself dieing everyday and there is nothing you can do to stop it . My husband was the fit healthy one I was born disabled and been in constant pain my whole life . I have visible and invisible disabilities. Plus born with a hole in the side of my heart.
I was always prepared to die first .

But life isn't like that . So we all have to live our lives to the full.

I looked after my dad with my mom until he died turn ,my mother in law who I hated for 40 years. Mom lived with my last 18 months of her life cancer and dementia. Dementia killed my mom 4 months before her body died.

You are not alone watching the person who is your whole world suffering day by day. It's the price we pay for love . I know you are already grieving for your husband as you would rather it was you suffering not him. I also know you break your heart crying when no one can see or hear you . I did that . It's hard to be strong but you are and your husband must hate what he has become my husband and dad did .

Just take it a day at a time 🌹🌹🌹🌹

Kate1949

Obviously some cancers are more debilitating than others. As I said, my husband has prostate cancer, which I suspect is what the King has. After several weeks of treatment, it hasn't curtailed my husband's normal activities at all. We went abroad this year and reasonably priced travel insurance wasn't too difficult to find.

It was reported that the King’s cancer is not prostate related.

I am pleased for the King but his treatment will not compare to the general public.
My DH suffered horrendously, treatment was poor and we were denied proper care.
Yes I think there is a postcode lottery.
I can't imagine ever getting over the trauma of watching a loved one suffer so much.

The government should ensure that all patients get access to the same level of medical care that KC has had. Nothing less is acceptable.

FGT 😢❤️

FGT

I applaud your ‘not bitter’ feelings.

It must be so easy to think ‘why me?’/‘it’s not fair’/‘it’s all right for him, wealth, doctors, no waiting etc etc’./

But it doesn’t alter anything, feeling bitter, it’s commendable to feel pleased for another’s good fortune.

I'm pleased that King Charles has progressed enough to be able to have his treatment scaled back. Fortunate that his cancer was caught really early.
He has coped well & "carried on carrying on".

My own DH was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year. Despite having regular screening blood tests, & being seen by urology dr's, unfortunately it had already spread to his bones.
He continues on hormone treatment, recently had 6 weeks radiotherapy (to hopefully make the hormone treatment work longer). He's now waiting to have acupuncture to help combat the side effects of the hormone treatment.

My thoughts with FGT, & others as we give what support we can. x

Obviously some cancers are more debilitating than others. As I said, my husband has prostate cancer, which I suspect is what the King has. After several weeks of treatment, it hasn't curtailed my husband's normal activities at all. We went abroad this year and reasonably priced travel insurance wasn't too difficult to find.

FGT, your posts tell it like it is. My husband was a Christie patient. We are lucky to have this special hospital in our area. Thanks to all the staff and research there

Sadly, my husband appeared fit and well until a devastating stage four diagnosis. Despite the treatment and care at The Christie, he died six months after diagnosis. Cancer is a dreadful disease

I’m pleased the King shared his cancer diagnosis. It seems to have been caught at a very early stage and before it metastasised. The message as he stressed, is early diagnosis and treatment are likely to help.

I don’t agree with yiu 4allwekmow that highlighting his trips since diagnosis makes the average person ….feel almost pathetic if not flying here, there and everywhere.

Wonderful news for the King , his family and the country.
He may be king but he's still also a person and it must take great courage to face and deal with this disease.

No matter who glad treatment is going to plan and being effective. The media has highlighted all the trips the King has undertaken since his diagnosis I wonder what his travel insurance cost. By highlighting them all it makes the average person going through a similar experience as almost pathetic if not flying here, there and everywhere. Even if feeling well enough the travel insurance cost would be horrendous, if able to be purchased at all.

Let’s face it cancer is a bastard 🤬🤬🤬

Cancer care seems to be a postcode lottery.....I've had primary breast cancer 3 times and I cannot fault any of my treatment....I was under the wonderful clatterbridge cancer care ......I was seen in less than 2 weeks each time and then once diagnosed had my surgery in less than 2 weeks each time ( the last time was 2020 in covid and I was booked into a private hospital an nhs patient and had surgery in 4 days) ....I spoke with people who had gone private and they had waited longer than me for surgery .

FriedGreenTomatoes2

KC said “Hard work and positive thinking”
Hmm.
That bit is a hard stone to swallow.

My husband is 4 years younger than KC and is so weak and fatigued with chemotherapy he doesn’t get dressed most days it’s too much of an effort and he is not a lazy man.

I suppose there are so many variables. Such as ‘what stage’ for example. My husband has Stage IV with metastases. Treatment is brutal it has to be.

Perhaps (and we will never know) KC is Stage I or II? Caught earlier? More gentle chemo albeit administered weekly? A top oncologist on speed dial for any anxieties?

There is no way my husband could dress up in uniform, medals and regalia, have a late dinner with dignitaries, get on a flight for example.

And “hard work”? It honestly floors my husband to the extent that he sleeps for hours during the day. It’s a lonely life, sitting quietly, watching him. And worrying.

Camilla won’t know the half of it.

But does it make me bitter? Of course not. Taking away someone else’s joy isn’t going to improve our situation one bit so I’m very happy for KC and all his family this Christmas.

I think going through the treatment is hard work. The other things are incidental.

Kate1949

The King's message will hopefully encourage more people to get screened and be of some comfort to sufferers and their families. My husband, who is in remission 🤞 from prostate cancer, says it would help more if he had said what type of cancer he has. His choice of course. Cancer is certainly a rough ride.

Like your husband, I initially wondered why the Royal Family did not disclose the type of cancers they had. But I would think it’s because, if they did, then other people with the same thing might assume that their own illness would progress in the same way which of course is not the case. I think it stops people worrying so much and asking too many questions.

Good for him but he has had the very best immediate medical support. Not so for many on the NHS.

I understand too fgt. You’ve absolutely nailed it with feelings description in your post xx

I remember a friend's father being diagnosed with prostate cancer about 30 years ago. He had hormone treatment as far as I know.
We saw him shopping in Tesco the other day 🙂