driver4 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Since then end of January it has been very nerve racking. Dad has very been sick he has had his pleuera effusions drain 4 times. Two weeks ago he needed go into the hospital to get blood transfusion and they took another chest xray and found the effusion had shifted his heart. They tried drain it once more but nothing came out. So a thoratic surgeon went into the chest and suck out the pus and put in a long term chest tube. He has been getting stronger every day. What is surpising and is confusing the pathogists and doctors they cannot find any cancer cells in the samples of the pleural fuild, pluera lining and pus. This kinda good news, they think he has had very bad infection instead of the cancer spreading. But as everyone cautions because it does not mean there is not cancer they just they can't find it. Right now we hope he will come home sometime this week and get him stronger then go from there. My dad is physician and knows whats going on and has alot friends which care for him. ICU Nurses rule they're best. I am trying to get ready for the next battle. Hoping for some better quality of life for him. My Dad was Dx with Extensive SCLC maybe large cell too (mets to the bone and liver) on 12/17/04. Started first round of chemo (VP-16 and others)1/5/04-1/7/04, then around of Zometa (for bones) on 1/13/04. Docetaxel three times in Feburary Has had Procrit shots for anemia. Blood transfusion 3/2/05. 1st Pleural effison drained 1/21/05. Chest tube 3/04/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcawork Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Good luck and I am glad he is feeling a bit better. No cells is always a good thing. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggiesmom Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Tell your Dad to keep up the fight. Also keep eating and if that's trouble to have Ensure if he can't eat. Keep posting and let us know how he's doing. Also, plenty of fluids, ok Joanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Lamb Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Hoping your Dad will feel better as all the fluid gets drained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver4 Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 He came home yesterday. VNA nurse hopefully will be out today to check on him. He got sick to his to stomach last night. Maybe do to the new meds he is taking. Think it might be the potassium pill. Didn't take with enough food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I agree, "no malignant cells" sounds very hopeful. Best of luck to you and your Dad and family. Paddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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