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    Cancer Anxiety

    in GENERAL

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    Kerry,

    Im sure he's just playing it safe. He needs to be extra cautious mostly because of your husbands medical history. I think I would be really paranoid as well,but try to stay positive and think good thoughts...I know its hard!

    Hugs,Beth

    At 12:00 where were YOU?? Happy New Year!!

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    I tried to make it as normal as possible. My dad was sick and tired bless his heart. He wasn't able to enjoy it. My mom and I tried to talk with him but he just stared off or slept on and off.

    Im glad to hear ya'll had a good one! Im hoping 2006 brings that cure we waiting on!

    Lots of hugs,

    Beth

    Addie Update ~

    in GENERAL

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    Thanks for updating everyone. I know we'll continue to pray for her. It's amazing that this disease has ravished her body,but its not breaking her precious spirit. Im so happy for that!

    God Bless,

    Beth

    NEW - Support for my dad

    in CAREGIVER RESOURCE CENTER

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    Lisa,

    My dad takes radiation 5x weekly and chemo 1x weeks weekly and currently he's had 38 radiation treatments and 6 chemotherapy. He would've have 8 chemotherapy treatments but has had some complications not related to treatment. I have seen my dad become weak, short of breath, very hard swallowing, no appetite,coughing until he vomits. I know these are very scary symptoms but your dad may respond differently. I think the best thing would be to mention these questions to his doctors and let you and your dad decide what you think will be better. i hope this helps...just remember everyone responds differently.

    P.S. His symptoms just started getting real bad 3 weeks ago.

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    in INTRODUCE YOURSELF!

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    I would like to welcome you, Melinda. This board has made me feel so welcome and have been excellent listeners! Im sure they'll do the same for you!

    God Bless you and your family! I'll be adding ya'll to my prayer list.

    Broken Spirit

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    Im feeling really down today. My dad has really been in pain lately and it's breaking my heart. I feel so helpless. I wish I knew more so maybe I could do more. In fact I wish this wasn't happening to my dad. All my life my dad was extremely healthy. One day his whole life changed. I know were going to lose him but I just don't know when. I can see him slipping more and more each day that passes. Everyday he hurts some where new or he's coughing more or vomiting and whincing in pain because his bones hurt. Recently he started forgetting fairly important things but he had a scan two weeks ago at the E.R. and nothing showed up.(Thank God!) I just don't know where or who to turn to.Im glad nothing showed but I still don't understand why he's dizzy or forgetting things I know he should remember. His oncologist says maybe its anxiety...or maybe the medicines. I know my dad will not own up to anything because he's afraid I'll worry or my mom will. I have three brothers but I can't talk with any of them...they inherited my dads pride. It must be a man thing.I just want us to be able to express our feelings and cry together if we gotta.He just doesn't talk about this at all unless it has to do with him dying. I can't think of that anymore. It makes my heart hurt and I get a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach. He wants me to go look at his plot! No way can I do that. I hope someday soon we can talk because I don't know how many days I'll have. Its so hard to talk with him because I try to keep him from knowing my hurt. I just want to let him know I love him and want to help make this a little easier. If I can do anything to help I want so badly to be able to. I know he doesn't show emotion in front of anyone and that makes it difficult to talk with him. I want to be able to tell my dad how much he means to me and my daughter. I want him to know he makes my heart smile. He has always been so special.I want to tell him how much he means to my daughter she thinks the world of him.

    Im sorry I unloaded on you all but I do feel a little better! Thanks so much for listening!

    First Timer!!!

    in INTRODUCE YOURSELF!

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    Hello,

    Im new here and thought I'd share my very lengthy story. My dad developed a cough which at the time seemed harmless. A few weeks prior my mom had a cough and she had to take two different antibiotics to get rid of it. Automatically we tied my dads cough to my moms prior cough. Okay, anyway my dad had some medicines prescribed, but to no avail...so the doctor ordered a chest x-ray. A few days later he called with some news...dad stopped by seemingly unworried he came home stating that a suspicious mass was on his lower right lung. I automatically begin researching lung masses and worrying. My dad however still wasn't worried. He had an appointment with a pulmonologist in a couple of weeks and seemed satisfied it would turn up nothing. Oddly enough during our little wait my cousin called from out-of-state and said my uncle just had an upper right lobectomy and was still in the hospital. It was a sudden find for him and no one got around to calling befor his surgery. My dad talked with my uncle and it was like he new something wasn't right with his x-ray...maybe it made him think of how his symptoms matched my uncle's. After, my dad spoke with him he begin to sit and stare while he was laying on the couch. Speeding up a bit... his lung doctor ordered more test. After those tests were finished he referred my dad to a surgeon because the PET scan showed three places digested the contrast, but were inconclusive on what it was...this was due to tumors only digesting partially and they didn't light up like normal tumors. The surgeon appointment rolled around and he wanted to operate the following week and did. My dad had his right lower lobe removed and 14 lymph nodes which later turned up positive as well. My dad begin carboplatin/taxol 1x weekly and 5x weekly radiation and will be finishing this cycle in 12 days. When this cycle is over we'll find out his progress. I intend for it to show nothing new and shrinking of original nodes. Well, sorry it took a long story to get it out.

    My dad is really starting to show signs of his therapy. He's slowed way down,eating less,losing weight,losing hair and laying around a lot. The one thing that's really wearing him is his coughing. The oncologist has prescribed two different medicines, but neither have worked. Oh, the other thing is really getting to him is pain in his trachea due to radiation directly to that area. He started boost radiation treatments Friday and it's really getting to him this week. Unfortuately, he has 8 more boost treatments left for this cycle to be completed. I just hope he can have enough relief before having another cycle.

    Thanks for listening...Beth

    OH, sorry one last thing. I think my dad is predisposed to cancer...his mom died LC, brother LC survivor and his baby brother died at 6yrs. from luekemia(spelling?).

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