hi there
my dad retired last year & being not one to stop started a part time job well it wasn't to long before he got restless moved through 3 other part time jobs finally accepted retirement when he was in a lot of pain & physically unable to work.
went to the docs sent for chest scan & diagnossed as having oesphegal cancer that is also in his stomach ,lymph glands etc he has just had his 3 chemo session & is having another scan to check on progress this thursday.
he was initally given 6 months is this normal to put a time limit on this sort of thing do they work this out on how much treatment that they think he can take.
he is diseapering before our eyes not a quiter by any means but i can see he is in a lot of pain & when does someone call a halt to the treatment then how much longer will he last ? so many questions that i want to ask but never one to sit & ask someone face to face. CAN ANYONE HELP PLEASE ????
FormerMember
Hi
My dad also has oc and had the news this week that he may only have a year to 18mnths left, if cancer has not spread anywhere else ( awaiting scan appt and then back to the oncologist) I understand how you feel about talking about your dad, i find it really hard to not cry all the time when i talk about him. I have 2 young children ( 6 and 8yrs) both very close to my dad. Mydad too is only on liquid food and he says if never sees another milkshake it will be too soon! We found it really helpfull to right all our questions down and take them with us to appt's even if you can't say it you can hand over the questions and your doctor should be able to tell you the answers that they can. Our's was very helpfull and she answered our questions and was honest enough to tell us if she did not know.
Keep your chin up and always have a smile and hug for your dad.
