Clive came home today looking massively better , and is much more confident about getting around. We have oxygen at home now, so this will help with his confidence if he starts having problems again. The consultant went through his ct scan in detail and it was more encouraging than we expected. The tumor has grown more over to the left and has collapsed one chamber of the lung by closing off one of the tubes. The radio…
Clive escaping hospital tomorrow. Has had ct scan and the tumour has grown over to the left lung and is closing the main bronchial tube causing the lung to collapse. They have decided to do another lot of radiotherapy from a different angle as they can't do it more than once in the same place. We are having oxygen at home to help until he has this treatment. He is no longer muddled and back to his usual sharp self thank…
Clive had to go into hospital on Sunday due to sortness of breath getting worse and becoming a bit confised and muddled. They have confirmed his blood calcium level is elevated, so treating that and have done a chest x ray which they say is inconclusive. They seem to think it may be the tumour pushing on the lung and making it collapse. We should know more today when they have done further investigations. All the signs…
Having a rocky time at the moment, Clive seems to have increasing levels of Calcium in his blood which they are keeping an eye on, and is very short of breath all the time. He has a small pleural effusion which they are trying to treat with antibiotics or steriods. all this is a worry. I have looked it up and it all seems quite common in advanced cancer, i didn't say anything to Clive, but he has now looked himself and…
Clive seems to be feeling a bit better. He is starting to get bored which is a good sign, and has been flicking elastic bands at me today to annoy me. The old Clive is still there battling to get out.
Off to look at new cars tomorrow. I strongly believe spending money is a great stress reliever!
