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Dad and EC
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Jan 22, 2010 - 2:25 pm
Hello, my Dad was diagonosed EC and in lymph node around stomach. Surgery was not an option. he did a clinical trial and all was going okay until the last ct scan showed the tumor doubled in size. They cancelled the trial and sent us back home for a different treatment. After meeting with the Dr. dad decided he wasn't going to take the chemo. I asked him if he would be interested in going to talk to someone in Chicago at the CTCA. We talked to them and we are supposed to go up as soon as they can get confirmation. It has been almost 2 months since last chemo treatment. I can't help but think that this time has allowed it to spread. Dad has been able to eat small portions with the stint they put in. Some days all he has is a ensure. He has lost a lot of energy, but still gets up and goes places some days. Don't know what else to do! Has too much time passed? |
Joined: Jan 2010
Thanks for your reply Sherri. Dad was Diagnosed last January. He is 63. We have never been told that the cancer has met? I have not givin up hope. I hope and pray for your husband to continue to do well.
Dave
Joined: Nov 2009
Just last week I was where you are now. My husband is stage 4, surgery not an option. He went thru chemo. and at the end took a six week break. We were happy to have time off, and the Dr. really felt he needed some recovery time. He recovered beautifully, so much so that we were surprised to find the cancer had come back in such a short time (yes, we are sure now). I panicked, and he questioned the decision to take a break. So here we are in chemo again, and again it is not a bad as anticipated. What I am trying to say is that even if your fears are realized, there is still hope and treatment available.
Susan
Joined: Jul 2009
My husband too has stage iv. Dx last March and we just got the best news....his PET that he just had is better than the last one he had in Sept. He has been in remission since last May after 2 rounds of chemo. So your dad has to fight. Just because one course of treatment didn't work, doesn't mean another one won't. Insist he see someone else and get started on another treatment. My husband was 58 when dx...only 5 years younger than your dad.
<Jane