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brother not doing good,

buttons1
buttons1 CSN Member Posts: 22
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well what a day in the life of cancer..we just got back from the hospital. we had to take my brother in[we call my brother joansy]its a nick name our mom gave him.. we all have nick names all 8 of us kids..4 boys 4 girls.anyway back to the day at hand. i checked his vitals they were pretty good blood pressure some what low , called onc he said take him to hospital [severly dehydrated again and grusome none stop massive diareah and vomiting... what the hell.. how much can he take.. they gave him two more bags of glucoes iv drip.. and a perscription for a pill that we hope will stop the diareah.. he has lost so much weight.. a whole week of this crap.. we ask for a doctor no one would come see him, said we had to go see the onc at the cancer center... his stomach is so swollen,, nurses looked at that and thought it may be a blockage or water from ivs sitting in stomach, still said we had to take him to onc.. unbeleavable...im very upset that it seems because you have cancer they act like they cant do anything for him but give him pitty....damb it! this is so not normal.. im so scared that he will get so weak from this and ...well you know..............i just want to say to all that reads this. i feel for you all, and i wish i could help you all.. good inocent careing people get this **** disease and bad people just go on they're merry way.. i thank all of you for helping understand this disease and i beleave this journey my brother and i are on,, will some how make since one day.. but for now im so pissed off........god bless buttons,
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  • mommyof2kds
    mommyof2kds CSN Member Posts: 519
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    Its ok to be pissed off.
    Its ok to be pissed off. venting is a good thing. Sorry to hear your brother is going through all this... I'll keep you all i my prayers... New day tomorrow.. Petrina
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  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties CSN Member Posts: 3,364 Member
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    Dear Buttons
    Sure do hope that you can get your brother seen soonest by a doc who will help with these issues.

    Hugs,

    Marie who loves kitties
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  • jararno
    jararno CSN Member Posts: 186
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    Sounds Familiar
    Sorry you are getting the runaround.I sure hope your brother gets the help that he needs soon.
    My brother and I both have been playing this horrible game. I finished my Chemo 4 months ago and am just starting to get tests run to see how things are going. I swear it was only about a week after I finished Chemo that my brother became really ill and after 3 months of tests he has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer with "maybe 6 months to live" or two years with treatment. He has been in a VA Hospital for a month. They just found cancer in his liver also this past week. He is in California, I am in Virginia. He has no insurance and has to use the VA System. No choices at all except to forget it or do what they say.

    Sorry to rant....I know what you are going through as the frustration of dealing with the "not our problem...see another Doc" crap gets old really fast. I had a major meltdown over all this crap last week and have been fighting with my husband over everything. I just filled out 13 pages of patient information to give to a new family doctor today. I have peripheral neuropathy so writing is very tiring...AAARRRGGGH!

    I hope that your brother is feeling better. Try to breathe. Make sure that you get enough rest as you need to stay well.

    Best Wishes,

    Barb
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  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties CSN Member Posts: 3,364 Member
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    jararno said:

    Sounds Familiar
    Sorry you are getting the runaround.I sure hope your brother gets the help that he needs soon.
    My brother and I both have been playing this horrible game. I finished my Chemo 4 months ago and am just starting to get tests run to see how things are going. I swear it was only about a week after I finished Chemo that my brother became really ill and after 3 months of tests he has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer with "maybe 6 months to live" or two years with treatment. He has been in a VA Hospital for a month. They just found cancer in his liver also this past week. He is in California, I am in Virginia. He has no insurance and has to use the VA System. No choices at all except to forget it or do what they say.

    Sorry to rant....I know what you are going through as the frustration of dealing with the "not our problem...see another Doc" crap gets old really fast. I had a major meltdown over all this crap last week and have been fighting with my husband over everything. I just filled out 13 pages of patient information to give to a new family doctor today. I have peripheral neuropathy so writing is very tiring...AAARRRGGGH!

    I hope that your brother is feeling better. Try to breathe. Make sure that you get enough rest as you need to stay well.

    Best Wishes,

    Barb

    Dear Barb
    So very sorry to hear about your brother's situation.

    My best Virginia wishes for you both.

    Hugs,

    Marie who loves kitties
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    Lovekitties said:

    Dear Barb
    So very sorry to hear about your brother's situation.

    My best Virginia wishes for you both.

    Hugs,

    Marie who loves kitties

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  • Nana b
    Nana b CSN Member Posts: 3,030 Member
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    Thinking about you both,
    Thinking about you both, hang in there! Hugs!!
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  • AnneCan
    AnneCan CSN Member Posts: 3,673 Member
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    buttons
    I certainly hope things ease up for joansy. He has been through a lot.

    What you said at the end of your post is very similar to what my diagnosing surgeon said to me. He said, "You haven't done anything wrong. You are just unlucky. There are criminals out there who go along fine, + you haven't done anything wrong, yet you have ended up with colon cancer.
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  • JoyceSteele
    JoyceSteele CSN Member Posts: 145
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    thinking of you and your brother
    Buttons, you both are in my thoughts and prayers. Hope you can see a Dr. today or have already. Just leaving for my app't. Will check back later today. Hugs and warm thoughts for you both. Joyce
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  • karguy
    karguy CSN Member Posts: 1,020 Member
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    Your brother
    Your brother should be in the hospital untill they find out what is wrong with him.When I was getting dehydrated the doctor had me drink a bottle of sports drink everyday.I hope he gets better soon.Good luck,and I hope this helps.I know how you feel in your rant,the criminals get to stay healthy,and get it paid for.I can understand your anger,go ahead and rant.
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  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
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    Sorry
    I'm so sorry your brother is doing so poorly. I just pray they can get him on a more even keel.

    *hugs*
    Gail
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