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I think you may get a window of clarity here and there and you can take advantage of that when it occurs to chat.
Pretty awful symptom to deal with ,the bleeding,even though its part of the process,it makes us panic a bit to see it.
I think he is declining quite quickly now so I am glad his son is on his way and if there are other close friends and family,gather them around.
JanetHi there,
you and your husband are in the position where you must talk to your kids now,he really needs to tell them what he needs to,this will make everyone feel better and sustain them a bit.
He is gravely ill and I think TPN is not apropriate ,hospice will be a great support to you at this time,whether at home or in the facility.
It is all such a shock isnt it but a bit of extra adrenalin carries us along at this time and helps us through,wishing you strength Janet
Hi there ,also the capecitabine is available in tablet form and that is another consideration.In these situations there is so much to weigh up,you know ,just enjoying life as much as you can as well as the health /disease benefits because there is no predicting the outcome
JanetHi there,
try not to worry about those who dont step up when needed,its just life really,happily some do and we apreciate and give back of course but you cant waste emotions on that… time frames are difficult,we know it is close but do not know exactly when but it is good to spend as much time as you can because that is the important thing at these times whether you can be there at the end or not JanetJen
thankyou for looking in,I think we all do that!Sorry to hear of the priest,your confidantes passing,another trauma really for you
good luck JanetSedona is hijacking our cc site for her own purposes.We are all about support,we do not prescribe treatment,we comment only on what specialist doctors have advised….and complementary treatments are exactly that so I do not think our cc site is compatable with Sedonas agenda……
Pam,
I would go back to the doctor to discuss it further,I am not sure about this rapid heartbeat thing you experienced whether it is a side effect of zoloft so talk to your doctor about that……but anyway you need more to help you through this,treating reactive depression should be a wholistic thing not just a tablet thing whatever you wind up taking -or not-
good luck JanetPam,
side effects of nausea are common with ssri drugs like zoloft,this is usually short lived so it is a good idea to take half the dose for a few days.I will take two weeks at least to have an effect on your mood so whatever you are feeling its not the tablet!
Most importantly though tablets are not enough on their own to combat a reactive depression.I think some counselling/talk therapy is helpful and one of the best ways to improve your mood is excercise,studies have shown that comfortable levels of excercise three times per week dramatically reduce cortisol levels in the blood thereby making you feel better and more energetic.
But give the tablets a bit more time,really they just take the edge off things when they start to work good luck JanetHow tiring for Lauren and yourself and how remiss of them not to point it out,hope it goes well though Janet
Hi there,
Welcome……I think its pretty common for it to be inconclusive with brushings and a proper biopsy needs to be done.I f that other procedure was unpleasant for your mum let them know in the imaging department she may need a bit more sedation for the procedure and perhaps someone can stay with her right up til she goes in….those beds are pretty hard and narrow,it is uncomfortable! ……..good luck JanetHi Kylie,
I think your mothers illness is being managed exactly as it should be and you will just have to wait to see what the response is to chemo.The resection is a possibility but realistically it is a slim chance only and that is why the doctors temper their response.
Having said that,cancer and cc in particular is hard to predict….why people get it and why some people and not others respond to treatment is what we would all like to know so you need to be “opimistic but realistic” at this point.
With regards to clinical trials it boils down to numbers and our population is not big enough to find enough participants with a rare cancer like this who would then fit criteria for a trial,specially not in W.A.
Well done to find this helpful,supportive site JanetPam,I am sorry you had that news,you must feel like you have been hit by a sledgehammer,it is like reliving the original diagnosis a bit.I have a son the same age as Lauren and I know how tough you are doing it,mother to mother.Take extra care of yourself so you can keep up the great care you are giving……and lets just wait for these extra tests and see what they reveal
JanetPam,
I deleted my post,I dont want to upset people with jokes about Americans abroad when they are not in the mood.
But I can help you with your mood problems as I have been through this and also coincidentally have done some recent training associated with my work,I am an RN.What you are suffering from is a reactive depression/anxiety state and no wonder with your child ill like this.
The best thing you can do is to get some help now at this point and recomendations would include excercise and relaxation techniques perhaps with antidepressants but tablets alone never work.Julia I know used flora to help and I find the sea very therapeutic Janet
