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    Prayers needed again.

    in HOPE

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    First update of the morning....

    My Mother just called and said that my Father had chills last night around 3 am and then spiked a fever to 104. Still waiting for the doctor to see what the plan is.

    This is all so yucky :oops:

    Shirley

    I'd make a deal with the Devil

    in HOPE

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    Oh Sheri :cry:

    I am so sorry to hear that you are going through this. Your Dad had beat this horrible disease one time - who is to say that he does not have another miracle up his sleave?

    If the doctors are not giving you enough treatment options - please go for a 2nd opinion. Even if they do give you some treatment options that sound good to you - it never hurts to see what another oncologist has to offer.

    Where has the cancer spread to? Maybe you can look into more area specific treatments. Is there a chemo regimine?

    I'm rambling now, but good luck Sheri and give your Father my best.

    Shirley

    Prayers needed again.

    in HOPE

    Posted

    Another update....

    My Mother had originally called to say that the doctor said that my Father has a lung infection that showed up in two spots and that he can go home and recover if he wants with some antibiotics. Doc said that it would be better to go home so that he's not exposed to more germs than necessary. Doc then went to look at the scans again and said that he would like him to stay overnight at the hospital for observation just for safety and that he can be discharged in the morning.

    Anyone have experience with lung infections? This sounds naiive - but I had bronchitis which the doc had catergorized as a lung infection as well.

    I'm seeing being prescribed antibiotics as a good thing. Or am I being too optimistic?

    Thanks bunches again :P

    Shirley

    Prayers needed again.

    in HOPE

    Posted

    Hey There,

    Just a quick update. The results from the labs aren't done yet, but the doctor is keeping my Father over night since he/she doesn't understand the root of the fever. Doc thinks that it's an infection saying that he wouldn't have a fever if it wasn't so. They took some scans of his heart and liver.

    Please keep praying,

    Shirley

    Prayers needed again.

    in HOPE

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    Hi All,

    Prayers are definitely needed. My mother is currently taking my Father to the ER as I type because he's had a temperature on average of 101 degrees that only break slightly. I guess he's having some chills now.

    Words of advice? Anyone been fevers and chills before.

    Thanks,

    Shirley

    New to this support community

    in INTRODUCE YOURSELF!

    Posted

    Hi Sis,

    So sorry that you had to find this site.

    My Father was also diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and he had started to take Tarceva after chemo stopped working. Tarceva worked like a miracle for about 8 months. Unfortunately it stopped working. It is definitely worth a shot though - because the high you get when the oncologist tells you that the drug is working is undescribable.

    As for the rash, see if the doc can prescribe a cream. I also know that there was a post a while back in regards to washing with a special shampoo that seemed to have alleviated the rash.

    Good luck,

    Shirley

    Is this place?

    in GENERAL

    Posted

    Hi Miss Piggy,

    This is indeed the place to be when you need some info on cancer or if you just need to vent and a little support.

    The people on this forum are chocked full of information - through personal experience unfortunately. It's so nice to be able to read about "real life" affects of cancer, treatments, etc.

    If you look at member's profiles, you can also learn a lot about what the member has been through and what treatments were used - successful or otherwise.

    Hope this helps and good luck,

    Shirley

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