lindachantal&#39;s blog https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/lindachantal/atomTelligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)2008-10-04T13:53:46Zhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/lindachantal/posts/my-dad-has-non-small-cell-lung-cancer-adenocarcinoma-of-the-upper-left-lobe2008-10-04T12:53:46Z2008-10-04T12:53:46ZMy dad is 79 and has lung cancer - non small cell - adenocarcinoma of the upper left lobe. He was diagnosed two and half years ago. An operation was not an option as my dad suffers from heart failure. We live in the district of Epping Forest (Essex). He underwent aggressive radiotherapy at Saint Barts Hospital about two years ago. Since then, the tumour has grown back, but as far as we know has not spread anywhere else. Dad was told that chemotherapy was not an option, but his oncologist put him on tarceva around two months ago. Unfortunately, he suffered such severe diarrhoea (this is a side effect) that he was admitted to hospital with severe dehydration and the tarceva was halted. He got MRSA while he was in hospital, but thankfully it never did any damage. He has been home for almost two weeks, but I feel he has deteriorated a lot. He is so lethargic and is losing weight by the day. At times he is also confused between vivid dreams and reality. It&#39;s hard to watch him reduced to this because he was such a fit man and health-conscious, and he never smoked! :-(<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=219614&AppID=15872&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember