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My grandmother is also experiencing shortness of breath going 40 feet or so and is now needing to stay propped up at night to prevent it as well. We have made an appointment with her cardiologist and they believe it to be congestive heart failure.
She had problems with it in the hospital prior to her resection surgery with extreme fluid retention to around 20 pounds. They used lasiks to remove the fluid and once her resection was done, her swelling and ascities began to go away. Shortness of breath in such short distances may be heart related. Once fluid backs up it gathers in the body and leaks into tissues around the heart and lungs. I would ask your Mom’s physician about CHF (congestive heart failure). There is some medication that can help with that if that is the case.
As far as what happens next, I don’t know either. My grandma was diagnosed with Stage IIA CC and had a successful resection but ended up with 1 positive margin. We are pursuing oncologists to learn about her options. Best of luck to you and your mom.Lainy,
I am moving to Phoenix this friday and begin my new job on the 11th, and my husband will be moving to join me at the end of the month. Meeting half way would be great and I’m sure she would be delighted! She has her first appointment today with the oncologist and then a second opinion appointment next week. She is having a horrible second round with C-diff infection that she acquired in rehab, but is back on flagyl and it is getting under control.
As soon as I get situated in AZ and she has met with both oncologist, we would love to meet and talk with you. Her younger brother is struggling with throat cancer that has metastasized to lymphoma and he is really pushing her to seek aggressive treatment. She is confused and overwhelmed and would greatly benefit from talking with someone who has been through this before.If her arthritis weren’t so bad, I think she would really enjoy becoming friends with everyone here and chatting with them. Maybe when I am closer, I can type for her, lol. Thanks again and my email is: charlsonrachael@yahoo.com
Thank you for your kind words and replies everyone! It is such a nice comfort to get advice from people who understand and have more experience in these matters. We are in the process of making appointments and I am also in the process of moving to phoenix permanently and will soon be much more involved.
Lainy thank you for your suggestions. As soon as I talk with my family and grandma I will forward on all that you have said and look up the physicians.
My grandma has some very important, difficult, and very personal decisions to make. Our family will stand by and support her decision. Perhaps I will ask her to join as well and reach out to other members for comfort and advice.
Lainy, is there any chance you would be willing to meet with her? She lives in Peoria, AZ in Vistancia way on the northwest side off the 303, but I’m sure she wouldn’t mind heading your way as she is feeling so much better.
Rachael
