Hello, My mom was diagnosed in September with metastatic cancer -- ovarian to peritoneal. She was not a candidate for surgery and had one round of chemo, following that the oncologist advised that given her weakened state the option to pursue was palliative management, therefore, no further chemo treatments following the first one. She is currently living with me and my family. She had a PleurEx catheter inserted for home drain of ascites. Here is the confusing part for my family. Previously, the fluid was building up every 24-48 hours causing pain and discomfort, with this permanent drain the fluid isn't building up nearly as quickly (I suppose that means this treatment method of keep comfortable is working), however, in a call with the oncologist last week, he told her she had weeks to a couple months remaining, but...in 2 months we have never seen her better...her appetite is fantastic, her mobility is better in terms of walking around, she isn't napping nearly as much, so we are confused....how is her current condition indicative of 2 months left??? A miracle would be wonderful! but we aren't naive, her current status is quite remarkable! Are there any similar experiences?
Thank you so much
Hi willie49
I'm very sorry to read that your mum has recently been told that she only has a couple of months remaining and it must be an incredibly hard time for all the family.
It's great that she feels so well and I can understand your confusion. I don't have any experience with this but I noticed that your post hadn't had any replies yet. Replying to you will 'bump' it back to the top of the discussion list where it'll be more easily spotted.
While you're waiting for replies you could ring the Macmillan Support Line on 0808 808 0000 and speak to one of the nurses as they will be only to happy to talk things through with you. The number is free to call and they're available every day from 8am to 8pm.
x
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