UGH!!! I think the radiation is finally hitting
Missy
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Possible blood clots
I'd urge him to go to the ER right away to check for blood clots in his lungs. This is not an unusual side effect to cancer treatment. If possible, he should go where he gets his radiation done, so if they have to admit him, he can still get radiation done.
Clots are easily treated - they'll start the drugs and then just watch him, but they can be serious if not treated. To check, they'd do a quick scan of his chest.
It's an easy thing to rule out - unless his insurance doesn't pay for ER visits, urge him to go; if they don't, urge him to call his radiologist or regular doctor - whoever is more reachable - and describe his symptoms, as they would likely admit him to be safe.
We waited and we were lucky - no lasting damage. Afterwards, we did the head smack - we'd even been warned about those exact symptoms and ignored them for a week.
Good luck and let us know how he is doing.0 -
OMG, why did I not think abouth thisDrMary said:Possible blood clots
I'd urge him to go to the ER right away to check for blood clots in his lungs. This is not an unusual side effect to cancer treatment. If possible, he should go where he gets his radiation done, so if they have to admit him, he can still get radiation done.
Clots are easily treated - they'll start the drugs and then just watch him, but they can be serious if not treated. To check, they'd do a quick scan of his chest.
It's an easy thing to rule out - unless his insurance doesn't pay for ER visits, urge him to go; if they don't, urge him to call his radiologist or regular doctor - whoever is more reachable - and describe his symptoms, as they would likely admit him to be safe.
We waited and we were lucky - no lasting damage. Afterwards, we did the head smack - we'd even been warned about those exact symptoms and ignored them for a week.
Good luck and let us know how he is doing.
when we took him to the ER for the bout of bronchitus, that scan for blood clots/ blood work had been done on him there, as he was like 3 wks post op from his back surgery. I am going to call my parents right now see how he is doing. I cannot believe i did not think of this, i had no idea radiation could DO THAT, cause blood clots. TY Dr Mary so much..0 -
OMG, why did I not think abouth thisDrMary said:Possible blood clots
I'd urge him to go to the ER right away to check for blood clots in his lungs. This is not an unusual side effect to cancer treatment. If possible, he should go where he gets his radiation done, so if they have to admit him, he can still get radiation done.
Clots are easily treated - they'll start the drugs and then just watch him, but they can be serious if not treated. To check, they'd do a quick scan of his chest.
It's an easy thing to rule out - unless his insurance doesn't pay for ER visits, urge him to go; if they don't, urge him to call his radiologist or regular doctor - whoever is more reachable - and describe his symptoms, as they would likely admit him to be safe.
We waited and we were lucky - no lasting damage. Afterwards, we did the head smack - we'd even been warned about those exact symptoms and ignored them for a week.
Good luck and let us know how he is doing.
when we took him to the ER for the bout of bronchitus, that scan for blood clots/ blood work had been done on him there, as he was like 3 wks post op from his back surgery. I am going to call my parents right now see how he is doing. I cannot believe i did not think of this, i had no idea radiation could DO THAT, cause blood clots. TY Dr Mary so much..0 -
OMG, why did I not think abouth thisDrMary said:Possible blood clots
I'd urge him to go to the ER right away to check for blood clots in his lungs. This is not an unusual side effect to cancer treatment. If possible, he should go where he gets his radiation done, so if they have to admit him, he can still get radiation done.
Clots are easily treated - they'll start the drugs and then just watch him, but they can be serious if not treated. To check, they'd do a quick scan of his chest.
It's an easy thing to rule out - unless his insurance doesn't pay for ER visits, urge him to go; if they don't, urge him to call his radiologist or regular doctor - whoever is more reachable - and describe his symptoms, as they would likely admit him to be safe.
We waited and we were lucky - no lasting damage. Afterwards, we did the head smack - we'd even been warned about those exact symptoms and ignored them for a week.
Good luck and let us know how he is doing.
when we took him to the ER for the bout of bronchitus, that scan for blood clots/ blood work had been done on him there, as he was like 3 wks post op from his back surgery. I am going to call my parents right now see how he is doing. I cannot believe i did not think of this, i had no idea radiation could DO THAT, cause blood clots. TY Dr Mary so much..0 -
OMG, why did I not think abouth thisDrMary said:Possible blood clots
I'd urge him to go to the ER right away to check for blood clots in his lungs. This is not an unusual side effect to cancer treatment. If possible, he should go where he gets his radiation done, so if they have to admit him, he can still get radiation done.
Clots are easily treated - they'll start the drugs and then just watch him, but they can be serious if not treated. To check, they'd do a quick scan of his chest.
It's an easy thing to rule out - unless his insurance doesn't pay for ER visits, urge him to go; if they don't, urge him to call his radiologist or regular doctor - whoever is more reachable - and describe his symptoms, as they would likely admit him to be safe.
We waited and we were lucky - no lasting damage. Afterwards, we did the head smack - we'd even been warned about those exact symptoms and ignored them for a week.
Good luck and let us know how he is doing.
when we took him to the ER for the bout of bronchitus, that scan for blood clots/ blood work had been done on him there, as he was like 3 wks post op from his back surgery. I am going to call my parents right now see how he is doing. I cannot believe i did not think of this, i had no idea radiation could DO THAT, cause blood clots. TY Dr Mary so much..0 -
OMG, why did I not think abouth thisDrMary said:Possible blood clots
I'd urge him to go to the ER right away to check for blood clots in his lungs. This is not an unusual side effect to cancer treatment. If possible, he should go where he gets his radiation done, so if they have to admit him, he can still get radiation done.
Clots are easily treated - they'll start the drugs and then just watch him, but they can be serious if not treated. To check, they'd do a quick scan of his chest.
It's an easy thing to rule out - unless his insurance doesn't pay for ER visits, urge him to go; if they don't, urge him to call his radiologist or regular doctor - whoever is more reachable - and describe his symptoms, as they would likely admit him to be safe.
We waited and we were lucky - no lasting damage. Afterwards, we did the head smack - we'd even been warned about those exact symptoms and ignored them for a week.
Good luck and let us know how he is doing.
when we took him to the ER for the bout of bronchitus, that scan for blood clots/ blood work had been done on him there, as he was like 3 wks post op from his back surgery. I am going to call my parents right now see how he is doing. I cannot believe i did not think of this, i had no idea radiation could DO THAT, cause blood clots. TY Dr Mary so much..0 -
OMG, why did I not think abouth thisDrMary said:Possible blood clots
I'd urge him to go to the ER right away to check for blood clots in his lungs. This is not an unusual side effect to cancer treatment. If possible, he should go where he gets his radiation done, so if they have to admit him, he can still get radiation done.
Clots are easily treated - they'll start the drugs and then just watch him, but they can be serious if not treated. To check, they'd do a quick scan of his chest.
It's an easy thing to rule out - unless his insurance doesn't pay for ER visits, urge him to go; if they don't, urge him to call his radiologist or regular doctor - whoever is more reachable - and describe his symptoms, as they would likely admit him to be safe.
We waited and we were lucky - no lasting damage. Afterwards, we did the head smack - we'd even been warned about those exact symptoms and ignored them for a week.
Good luck and let us know how he is doing.
when we took him to the ER for the bout of bronchitus, that scan for blood clots/ blood work had been done on him there, as he was like 3 wks post op from his back surgery. I am going to call my parents right now see how he is doing. I cannot believe i did not think of this, i had no idea radiation could DO THAT, cause blood clots. TY Dr Mary so much..0 -
OMG, why did I not think abouth thisDrMary said:Possible blood clots
I'd urge him to go to the ER right away to check for blood clots in his lungs. This is not an unusual side effect to cancer treatment. If possible, he should go where he gets his radiation done, so if they have to admit him, he can still get radiation done.
Clots are easily treated - they'll start the drugs and then just watch him, but they can be serious if not treated. To check, they'd do a quick scan of his chest.
It's an easy thing to rule out - unless his insurance doesn't pay for ER visits, urge him to go; if they don't, urge him to call his radiologist or regular doctor - whoever is more reachable - and describe his symptoms, as they would likely admit him to be safe.
We waited and we were lucky - no lasting damage. Afterwards, we did the head smack - we'd even been warned about those exact symptoms and ignored them for a week.
Good luck and let us know how he is doing.
when we took him to the ER for the bout of bronchitus, that scan for blood clots/ blood work had been done on him there, as he was like 3 wks post op from his back surgery. I am going to call my parents right now see how he is doing. I cannot believe i did not think of this, i had no idea radiation could DO THAT, cause blood clots. TY Dr Mary so much..0 -
OMG, why did I not think abouth thisDrMary said:Possible blood clots
I'd urge him to go to the ER right away to check for blood clots in his lungs. This is not an unusual side effect to cancer treatment. If possible, he should go where he gets his radiation done, so if they have to admit him, he can still get radiation done.
Clots are easily treated - they'll start the drugs and then just watch him, but they can be serious if not treated. To check, they'd do a quick scan of his chest.
It's an easy thing to rule out - unless his insurance doesn't pay for ER visits, urge him to go; if they don't, urge him to call his radiologist or regular doctor - whoever is more reachable - and describe his symptoms, as they would likely admit him to be safe.
We waited and we were lucky - no lasting damage. Afterwards, we did the head smack - we'd even been warned about those exact symptoms and ignored them for a week.
Good luck and let us know how he is doing.
when we took him to the ER for the bout of bronchitus, that scan for blood clots/ blood work had been done on him there, as he was like 3 wks post op from his back surgery. I am going to call my parents right now see how he is doing. I cannot believe i did not think of this, i had no idea radiation could DO THAT, cause blood clots. TY Dr Mary so much..0 -
OMG, why did I not think abouth thisDrMary said:Possible blood clots
I'd urge him to go to the ER right away to check for blood clots in his lungs. This is not an unusual side effect to cancer treatment. If possible, he should go where he gets his radiation done, so if they have to admit him, he can still get radiation done.
Clots are easily treated - they'll start the drugs and then just watch him, but they can be serious if not treated. To check, they'd do a quick scan of his chest.
It's an easy thing to rule out - unless his insurance doesn't pay for ER visits, urge him to go; if they don't, urge him to call his radiologist or regular doctor - whoever is more reachable - and describe his symptoms, as they would likely admit him to be safe.
We waited and we were lucky - no lasting damage. Afterwards, we did the head smack - we'd even been warned about those exact symptoms and ignored them for a week.
Good luck and let us know how he is doing.
when we took him to the ER for the bout of bronchitus, that scan for blood clots/ blood work had been done on him there, as he was like 3 wks post op from his back surgery. I am going to call my parents right now see how he is doing. I cannot believe i did not think of this, i had no idea radiation could DO THAT, cause blood clots. TY Dr Mary so much..0 -
OMG, why did I not think abouth thisDrMary said:Possible blood clots
I'd urge him to go to the ER right away to check for blood clots in his lungs. This is not an unusual side effect to cancer treatment. If possible, he should go where he gets his radiation done, so if they have to admit him, he can still get radiation done.
Clots are easily treated - they'll start the drugs and then just watch him, but they can be serious if not treated. To check, they'd do a quick scan of his chest.
It's an easy thing to rule out - unless his insurance doesn't pay for ER visits, urge him to go; if they don't, urge him to call his radiologist or regular doctor - whoever is more reachable - and describe his symptoms, as they would likely admit him to be safe.
We waited and we were lucky - no lasting damage. Afterwards, we did the head smack - we'd even been warned about those exact symptoms and ignored them for a week.
Good luck and let us know how he is doing.
when we took him to the ER for the bout of bronchitus, that scan for blood clots/ blood work had been done on him there, as he was like 3 wks post op from his back surgery. I am going to call my parents right now see how he is doing. I cannot believe i did not think of this, i had no idea radiation could DO THAT, cause blood clots. TY Dr Mary so much..0 -
Many causes for blood clotsMCKMNL said:OMG, why did I not think abouth this
when we took him to the ER for the bout of bronchitus, that scan for blood clots/ blood work had been done on him there, as he was like 3 wks post op from his back surgery. I am going to call my parents right now see how he is doing. I cannot believe i did not think of this, i had no idea radiation could DO THAT, cause blood clots. TY Dr Mary so much..
They mostly blame it on chemo, but surgery and inactivity are prime causes also. They didn't worry about my husband's symptoms at first, as it was not within the right time frame to have been caused by chemo - I suspect it was more the inactivity, as he was really decked for a while and had been a serious jock before.
However, my understanding is that a healing wound site (especially ones that involve bones) can nucleate a clot months afterward. Either way, it's easy to check - he should be recovering from the bronchitis by now, so they should either be looking for clots or a relapse of the infection - neither one should go untreated.
Keep us posted and hang in there.0 -
WelcomeMCKMNL said:OMG, why did I not think abouth this
when we took him to the ER for the bout of bronchitus, that scan for blood clots/ blood work had been done on him there, as he was like 3 wks post op from his back surgery. I am going to call my parents right now see how he is doing. I cannot believe i did not think of this, i had no idea radiation could DO THAT, cause blood clots. TY Dr Mary so much..
Hello Mckmnl
Welcome to you your dad and your family to our caregivers discussion board. Sorry you and your dad are having a rough time. Sorry your last post posted so many times!! What in the world causes that to happen? smile! I was thinking also that he might be developing fluid in his lungs, either from the bronchitis or some other respitorty infection. This recently happened to my mom after bypass surgery. Hope this helps and finds your dad in better shape and spirits! Stay in touch.
Tina in Va0 -
I have no idea what happenedTina Blondek said:Welcome
Hello Mckmnl
Welcome to you your dad and your family to our caregivers discussion board. Sorry you and your dad are having a rough time. Sorry your last post posted so many times!! What in the world causes that to happen? smile! I was thinking also that he might be developing fluid in his lungs, either from the bronchitis or some other respitorty infection. This recently happened to my mom after bypass surgery. Hope this helps and finds your dad in better shape and spirits! Stay in touch.
Tina in Va
or why it posted so many times, I was going to check and see if I could of deleted them all, just never got around to it.
My dad is doing much better, he is going to see our reg doc tomorow,Dr K's nurse, my dads radiologist thinks it is his bronchitis hanging around, so we will see what doc R says on that. So far he is holding his own. I am in the process of researching good nutrition for him, his nurse told him to make sure he is getting alot of protien, which I have been pushing on him since he DX.
Missy0 -
A SuggestionMCKMNL said:I have no idea what happened
or why it posted so many times, I was going to check and see if I could of deleted them all, just never got around to it.
My dad is doing much better, he is going to see our reg doc tomorow,Dr K's nurse, my dads radiologist thinks it is his bronchitis hanging around, so we will see what doc R says on that. So far he is holding his own. I am in the process of researching good nutrition for him, his nurse told him to make sure he is getting alot of protien, which I have been pushing on him since he DX.
Missy
Missy:
My husband had emphysema and lung tumors. It helped him breathe better to be propped up with pillows in bed so he was almost sitting up.
Let us know how your dad makes out.
Skipper0
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