First time I've ever been on one of these sites my partner's mum has lung cancer she is stage 4. The tumor has filled one of her lungs, and was only a couple of days ago we found out it has spread to her bones and blood. She is now at home with constant oxygen and she is very week. She is only 63 and it is heartbreaking for me and her family to see her decline so much. She doesn't seem to be in much pain but currently she is sleeping most of the time but very concerned about her quality of life as she keeps having severe panic attacks which cripple her mentally and physically. Her legs and feet are extremely swollen and she keeps sleeping half on the floor and on the bed could anyone advise us on what to do to get her back to a better quality of life. She is on medication for the anxiety but doesn't seem to be helping at all. She's quite a stubborn lady so we're struggling to help her Also she doesn't know what stage her cancer is at as she didn't want to know all she knows is that the lung cancer has got slightly bigger
Hi , sorry to hear about your mother. Does she have any support at home?
Hopefully a nurse might be able to help with the leg and feet issues perhaps with some physio routine.
I know how bad panic attacks can be but if she could perhaps it might help to talk to one of the experts on our phone line here
00808 808 0000 - it is open 7 days a week from 8am - 8pm.
<<<hugs>>
Steve
Thankyou Steve she has a nurse come in once a week now and they're now measuring her up for stockings for her legs but they're has been no mention of exercises we have had to Google some. She is on diazapan for her panic attacks which is now being upped I just would have thought they would have given her more support and not left it up to us! Thankyou for the number will pass it on
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