I do not know how this message board works....I have tried several times to get the suppor that I need...and not been able to find the anwers from anyone. Hope someone can help me....
My mom has been battling cancer for three years Her primary cancer is uterine. She had a full hysterectomy, and six after that, was in a lot of pain, could use the washroom, and after two and half weeks of fighting with the doctors, to investigate her further, the opened her, only to find the cancer spread to the vagainal and bowel. (sloppy work) she was then advised to take radiation to pelvic area, she had comleted all radiation treatments, and felt good. She was advised to make sure she kept her appointments etc.,,, in 2005, she lost her youngest child 37 yrs old, very suddenly, without any warning or enything. He died of a congestive heart failure..since then, mom has not been doing too well.. in 2006, she startedto complain about pain in her legs....the doctors thought that because she is highly diabetic, and suffers from high blood pressure, she could be having water rentention...she was given pills for it...and the pain was still there. during her visit to the oncologist, she was reminded to take a CATscan, as she was due for it. Mom put it off...when the pain in her legs became really bad, I had taken her to see a doctor, (family doctor) and he immediately, asked for a chest xray...and had noticed that there was something that looked like a piece of flesh....but recommended a CAT should take place...again, mom did not follow through. (just a reminder, mom lives in the Bahamas and I live in Toronto, her radiation treatment and follow-ups were done in Toronto, once a year, she the best care...however her follow-ups in Nassau, was never done thoroughly) After several months, mom started to have pain in her chest, and finally, a doctor, from the US, who works in the Bahamas, recommende she does a CAT scan, and after that, she learned that she had a tumor in front of heart, near the lung. Before surgery, she was sent to the States, where a PET scan was done, and foun that her cancer had not gone anywhere elseetc., The night before her surgery to the heart, her collar bone broke in half, while she using the washrooom. The surgery to the heart took place, tumor was large as a grapefruit, three days after, the collar bone was fixed with surgery, as the cancer passed through her bones. She took four chemos and ten radiation treatments...after the chemo she discovered that she could not move her left side, her leg was numb, as well as her left hand. she was not very mobile...after a whole week, of drama and truma.. she was seen by the doctor, who had then decided to take another CT Scan, and found that she had a tumor in her brian, which after a few hours was rushed in for an MRI.. which showed, she had a tumor sitting outside of her brain, a little over a size of a golf ball, and a large amount of swelling to the brain....the only opition she had was to reove the tumor, reduce the swelling, however, if she did not do the surger, she would have been in a coma, and died in less than two weeks. Her surgery took place, tumor came out, they were only able to remove ony 80% and had to leave the rest in, as it was to close to nerve ending etc.,,,,,the surgery took place on Sunday september 9th...mom is currently in pain, she still not able to use her left side, and she is passing any urine....she is on all types of medication, currently, she is always sleepy, canno open her eyes for anything....
I tried to put this all in a nutshell...but I am still stuck....what kind of life will mom have, will she be able to walk again, since she is not able to pass urine, does it mean that her kidney is shutting down...what can i expect from all of this...can anyone, write back and give me some advise? mom has a lot of faith...what shall I be prepared for...
I look forward to reading or heaing from anyone that can give me answer...I pray a lot.. and mom isa very christian person.
Thank You, Pam Sands