Not sure if I am duplicating this on another part of the site, but my husband (77) was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer about a year ago. He has multiple bone mets throughout the skeleton and whilst initially on Firmagon (hormone therapy), he has changed to Prostap as he had too much pain from the first.
He has bladder incontinence which is manageable by wearing pads but has been having often uncontrollable diarrhea every day for nearly four months. He has had an endoscopy and a colonoscopy so far and oncology say nothing to do with the cancer. He recently had an MRI to rule out spinal compression and a contrast ct scan. Nothing sinister found that they didn't already know.
However, my biggest worry is that he can no longer can eat. I have tried everything, obviously including his favourite foods. He can manage sweet things like fruit, yoghurt and soft deserts but he just cannot mange more than a couple of mouthfuls of any savoury food and is having Energy drinks supplied by the doctor.
My questions are, do other sufferers have bad diarrhea and is total lack of appetite and inability to eat normal. He is going downhill so fast and also getting dehydrated too. I am at my wits end trying to help him.
Ulls,
Not even a Bacon Sandwich? Just the smell!! Even just the thought of one, fried in lard, dripping with fat,in a Greggs Stottie with Anchor Butter. Not forgetting the tomato sauce!
Now that's heaven!!!
If only it was part of the treatment, Radiation treatment and Bacon Sandwiches.
This could be a breakthrough in medical science.
You heard it first here!!!
Steve (SteveCam)
Steve,
Waffle away. Ain't nowt wrong with waffle!!!
Are you enjoying the hot weekend? We had my sister and partner round for a meal and stay overnight so they could have a drink. We sat in the garden to eat, not done that for years, and we even had brunch in the garden this morning as well. Richard is tucking into his food like he never had a problem. Three courses last night. and was still having seconds this morning when everyone else had finished.
He does eat slowly but it is weird seeing him go from almost being unable to swallow to really enjoying his food. Shame we didn't have him on steroids earlier as would have saved around £800 from scans and seeing a Neurologist privately to find out what was going on! It is almost as if he has never had proper food before. He seems to be able to taste things much better and keeps going on about how delicious everything is. I am now going to have to watch his weight in case he puts on too much!!!
Cheers
Gina
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