Hi everyone, My Dad was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer in May. Due to other medical conditions the doctors said treatment wasn't an option. He's still at home and although he's tired and in pain is still relatively independent. He has carers come in twice a day and a lovely friend who keeps an eye on him and takes him to appointment etc. I live in another country and have been trying to see him every six weeks or so with my work very generously giving me the time off. I wish I could see him more but life at the moment is going to see him for a couple of weeks. Then 6 weeks of frantically catching up with work then repeat. I don't feel stressed in my head. I'm naturally a positive person and enjoy my job and can't say I've noticed a difference in my behaviour but my guts are telling me otherwise. Had serious stomach pain, nausea etc for the last few months. Many expensive tests later and the doc reckons it's stress related IBS. Has anyone had similar? Especially when your brain is telling you're ok but your guts are telling you you're super stressed. I've realised it does get worse the nearer it gets to me travelling ok. How to tell my guts everything is ok? Or do I need to listen to my guts and embrace being stressed?
