Morning all,
I hope you are all ok and have nice things going on.
Dad finally gets his scan results tomorrow, after a finishing his palliative chemo regime a month ago -the wait has been stressful, esp as it was delayed.
I know side effects go on for a while and vary, but something Dad is struggling with and isn't often mentioned, is excessive drooling. He has some achy muscles, tiredness etc and some brain fog- so much so that when driving he has nearly had a couple of accidents- not like Dad at all.
It makes you wonder if its just chemo leaving him with this, or effects of the cancer. We are unsure how his progression will manifest in terms of symptoms- his recurrence is in his para-aortic lymphs and a spot on his lung. Anyone else's loved one or themselves had this diagnosis?
Has anyone else had drooling as a side effect, or found that this happens due to the cancer? Does it eventually subside?
Its embarressing for Dad and will likely make his chin quite sore. He never makes a fuss and will not mention anything to his team, he hates being identified as 'an ill person' and refuses to discuss anything about his illness, I honestly can't tell you how frustrating and difficult this is. I know its not uncommon to block things out and not want to go on about it, due to fear and not wanting to live like that- but with Dad it goes beyond that and its impossible to know how he really is/feels/thinks- its a bit upsetting, we cannot talk to anyone or plan anything and also the team don't know how he is doing to gauge what's going on.
Its been just over a month since he completed Abraxane and Gemzar, for recurrence and we expect some side effects- but he's more unwell now, than he was when having chemo...
Anyone help please? Obviously we are forbidden to ask the team tomorrow at his results appt..
Thanks and love to all x
