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Confused, angry and Tired!
Hello All. My father was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer on Valentines Day this year. It has been a roller coaster. His surgeon attempted to do a whipple surgery but aborted the surgery. He claimed it was because of lymph nodes. Said he couldn't do anything. He took out his gall bladder (pretty normal from what I've read)…
Caregiver Health Checklist
Have you had a physical in the last year? Have you been to your dentist in the last 6 months and your OB/Gyn (if you are female) in the last 2 years? Are you over 50? Have you had a colonoscopy? Had your prostate levels checked (if you are male)in the last year? Had your eyes checked lately? If you answered no to any of…
I Am Just One More Story...
Today I was just looking at the board seeing all the listings and reading over all the titles... I am just one of many stories here. Just another caregiver trying to get by, trying to give comfort to a spouse who doesn't deserve to be treated like this in my opinion. Or... do any of you or your spouses that I see in this…
Bleeding Varices Again?? or what??
We woke up yesterday morning to brother, (stage 4 liver w/spinal mets,varices, acites and edema)coughing up blood and passing it in his stool. It has been around 4 wks. since he was over coagulated for pulmonary embolism and bled profusely from varices. At that time they took him off of all blood thinners and banded…
*Sigh* I FINALLY had to find this place.
Hello- I'm new to the boards, but not new to being a cancer caregiver. My wife was first diagnosed woth breast cancer 6 years ago & the fight really hasn't stopped. We've had primary DX, local reoccurance, mets to bone that caused her to actually break her tibia, and the discovery that mets are in ALL major bones and…
just feeling blah today
Went to get my hair cut today...way overdue, and I finally carved out a little time. It made me feel depressed...so hard to make small talk there about this and that...no one knows what my life is like these days except you all here. So thank you, and I hope you all have a good weekend. Karen
Here's a reminder to take care of yourselves
On an otherwise routine GYN annual checkup, I complained of some pain which resulted in an abdominal CT which revealed a "spot" on my bladder with a biopsy scheduled in three weeks (that old waiting game sounds familiar, doesn't it?). Now, I'm willing to believe this is going to turn out to be scar tissue or something…
Karenbeth......
How are things? I have not been on lately....hope you are doing ok... Be good to yourself, Elysia
rollercoster ride
Well after 9 months of all clear the tumors are back and my wife goes back on chemo. xeloda and temadar. I hope she does as well this 6 month cycle. time will tell.
Just wanted to share this
I found this on another site and thought it would be nice to share. Today is not to be wasted it is a gift. Today I will be grateful for what I have. Today I will take care of myself so that I may be here for others. Today I will do something constructive even if all the energy I can muster will only allow me to pray. I…
Looking for support
My sister was recently diagnosed w/ Stage 3 (bordering on stage 4) cervical cancer. The cancer has already spread to the lymph nodes and they found a spot on her lungs on the PET scan. She's only 42 years old and has a husband and two little boys at home. She's undergoing chemo and radiation at the same time...radiation…
Prayers needed
Hi, my name is Chrissy, I've posted on the lung cancer board before, but never here on caregivers, although, I've read many posts here and it seems there are many wonderful people here. Anyway, my father, 74, was diagnosed with stage IV NSCLC on 10-8-10. They did chemo, which seemed to help for a while, but now there is a…
Coping with a parent's cancer diagnosis
Name: Amanda Wilcher Title: Miss Orange Blossom’s Outstanding Teen Education, Outreach, & Advocacy – Relay For Life About 1.2 million new cancer cases are diagnosed in the U.S. annually and about 564,000 Americans will die of it each year -- more than 1,500 people per day. My dad was fortunately not included in that…
Turn for the worse--update
Unfortunately, the bad news kept on coming yesterday. He didn't have to have the lumbar puncture b/c the MRI showed the cancer had spread aggressively throughout his brain--and these were new, large lesions that weren't there on the MRI he had about a month ago. There is nothing else they can do. They give him only…
Lost
For the past month I have been by my husband's side. I have not left him. We are close and that has never been a questioning factor in our relationship. After his colon surgery, I have helped him in all ways; going to the bathroom, showering him, feeding etc. We came home and I have got his strength back to where he can…
dr appointments
Just wondered how often is normal to see the oncologist. Husband has stage 4 colon cancer with mets to liver. Over the last 16 months he has had numerous hospital visits due to chemo complications, has had 2 colon operations, lesions burned from the liver, and is on his second round of chemo. But for some reason they are…
Has anyone else experienced nightmares with caregiving agencies? (ranting a little)
We love my mom's hospice provider and the nurses there are all great, but we're now using a 24-hour caretaking agency to supplement the care that my sister and I can provide, and we have gone through several inadequate care-giving agencies. We didn't want to put my mother in a facility. Just wondering if anyone else has…
Completely Confused
Hello, I am fairly new to the boards,but not to caregiving. I have cared for several family and friend of family members for many years. That eventually led into a Personal CareGiving as a chosen profession after caring for an owner of a local Home Health/Hospice agency .It is somewhat of a calling...but it changes when…
Female Cancer Survivors. Please Inform each other about Hello Gorgeous - http://www.hello-gorgeous-
Nominate those strong women you love for the services of Hello Gorgeous. http://www.hello-gorgeous-of-indiana.org/
Chemotheraphy causing a change in tastebuds?
Hi! My name is Ashley and I'm 23 years old. My mother is currently undergoing chemotherapy and radiation and it is doing wacky things to her tastebuds. I can't feed her too much fruit and veggies because it causes her to have loose bowels, but I was wondering if anyone has any other recommendations for what to feed her. I…
So angy
I HATE CANCER!! Every time I hear someone else was lost to cancer I get mad all over again and just want to scream. Wy can't they find a cure??? When my husband was first dx, and we were scared and hopeless, a friend's cousin who was fighting the same battle (almost identical situation as my husband's - Stage IV colon…
Update... 2 More Lesions
Cancer Sucks What else do you tell yourself when naked fear once again seeps inside your bones and curls around your heart to hang on for dear life, Cancer Sucks. Driving home Bob and I become lost in our own thoughts, each trying to catch our breath with the news given at his doctor’s appointment. I notice tears falling…
turn for the worse
I had to have my husband admitted to the hospital yesterday. As usual he is confounding the docs--his CT scan shows much improvement of the brain lesions, but his behavior indicates otherwise. He is lethargic, confused, disoriented, hearing things that arent there, etc. He had to be sedated last night. They did an MRI this…
concerned anger
hello all, i hope this finds everyone well. i have growing concerns about hubby's growing irritability and anger. he has been off chemo since early feb and i would expect him to react like this while going through treatments but not after this amount of time passing. i have tried to step back and go over things it could…
STARTING TO STRESS
Hello fellow caregivers. I came across this discussion board while trying to do some research. It seemed like a good place that I can get some insight, advice and perhaps vent. My husband and I have been together for 28 years and married for 26. He is a long haul driver and has been for 26 years. Last September 27th he…
Cancer of undetermined Origin
Ok, so a week has past since the PET scan and the follow up visit with the Dr was this morning. Here is where we stand. The PET scan did not show anything but he does have some lesions on his back which are malignant. Doc says the cancer has spread to his back bone but they can't determine where the cancer originated. I…
QUESTIONS ABOUT XELODA SIDE EFFECTS
I HOPE THIS FINDS EVERYONE DOING WELL. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THE XELODA PILLS. RICK(HUBBY) STARTED THE XELODA THE LAST PART OF DECEMBER(HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ON FU5). THAT ROUND SEEMED OK, JUST MINOR SIDE EFFECTS. HE STARTED HIS NEXT ROUND IN JANUARY AND AFTER THE END OF THE FIRST WEEK DEVELOPED HAND…
Frustrated with the system.
Hello, I am new to these boards and I just really want to vent a little bit about the system that is "supposed" to help us. My husband,Daniel (43) was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer with mets to both the liver and the lungs a little over 2 months ago. We are at a loss about how we are going to survive this financialy.…
Tick Tock, Tick Tock
I shouldn't let one little doctor's appointment affect me but this one has me spinning by the tail. I'm having a hard time concentrating, a hard time thinking about anything else. Monday, March 7th my husband goes in for another brain MRI, hoping that the Gamma Knife radiation reduced the rest of the tumor left behind…
Angry and Hurt
It's a week since my sister has died and my oldest sister calls to say she wants one of her diamond rings. She is the oldest sister that has not been there the last year to take care of my youngest sister (who passed). There is a lot of history involved here that would take me a very long post to explain. Me and my other…

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