Confused and lost

Dear bambi2, I am very sorry to hear of your dad’s diagnosis, he has been through some arduous treatment and I understand your distress that it hasn’t delivered the results you were led to expect. Essentially there are three stages to treatment, curative, life extending and palliative. When your dad sees his new consultant it’s important to establish what kind of treatment he is being offered, with the advancement in modern medicines prognosis has become more difficult and every cancer patient is unique and some will do much better than others on the same therapy. I personally believe openness is important when dealing with consultants so if you feel your not getting answers you have every right to ask for a second opinion. It’s a good idea to make a list of questions you want answering as these appointments can be overwhelming and you can end up leaving still unsure of the way forward.