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Well the doctor finally came last night, dad was given a morphine injection as they thought it might be a muscle spasm they was told to give it a hour and if the pain hadnt subsided to call them back in, inevitably the injection never worked and the doctor had to come back out again, they tested his urine and thought he maybe had a infection so he was given antibiotics and diazepam to help him sleep. He did finally get some sleep unfortunately me and mum did not get a sleep. He seems ok today thankfully...
Hi everyone, I havent logged on for a while but its good to be back. I m really happy to report nothing but positives. Joe only has another 10 days of chemo and is doing so well. Hes looking and feeling so much better and has maintained his weight, his bloods have been fine, no nausea, and hes even managed to hang on to most of his hair. When he was examined last the oncologist could not feel any mass in his stomach, I can only assume that this is good news but will have to wait for a CT to confirm...
Today my husband was able to get out of bed for the first time in eight days, he had his spinal brace fitted, He could therefore sit up and then his two physio ladies came to take him through his paces with a zimmer frame, but at least he is up. Hopefully he can come home and then we can go back for the percutaneous vertebroplasty. He has started the chemo properly last night and so we have to watch and wait to see if there are any side affects of the CDT cocktail.
Well! What a 48 hours we have all had!
Dad's coughing and pain was getting worse over the weekend and I finally managed to convince mum to ring the GP at 11a.m. on Sunday. Having done that she was told that all doctors had already left on there rounds so it could take 3-6 hours. Sounds dreadful, but at least some relief was in sight.
10 hours later a doctor arrived, listened to my mother talking about coughing up phlegm and prescribed anti-biotics and left. As all local out of hours pharmacies...
mums started her radiotherapy. They're zaping the tumours in her brain first of all, five days of zappage. Mums fine so far (think we're all more worried than she is!!) and has had no side effects yet.
The radiotherapisty person said she will definately lose her hair. He also said that she's to take control, shave it then go and get a wig before she has to watch it fall out gradually. Mum was totally dreading the hair loss.
Have to tell you though, we discovered a MOST AMAZING lady...
Dad has really been having a bad time lately, he was up early this morning wanting painkillers at round about 4am, mum controls his pain relief because he would just be taking them like sweets so he got her up this morning because he was so sore, we put it down to his stomach as he ate more than he has been eating lately yesterday. I was just with mum not long ago and when I was on the bus on my way home she called me to say that dad was still in pain, I told her to give him one of his breakthrough...
Just this second found out that my mum has passed away, however she went in the nicest way possible! Love u 4eva!
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I'm not coping well at the moment. I feel that I've let everyone down, especially my daughter who is 42 and 7 months pregnant. I've always helped her out with the children, who are 13, 9 and 6, and just feel so much for her. She is being so brave, but is not well herself, and her husband has recently been made redundant, so I help out financially, as I don't think it will help me having money in the bank, although it's not much. I just wish I could draw the clock back two...
Went to see mum today shes in a bad way docs have said there is no more they can do for here but make her comfortable we have decided to bring her home so she is with her family,
