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Subject: Will Time Make Him Worst in Mood, Pain,side Effects.
Date: 11/15/2006
He tries to eat 4 cans a day (the doctor wants 5 cans per day), he can't most days lucky to do 3 cans. At six four in height and one hundred and twenty pounds he's very skinny just bones.
When I eat he can smell the food and he them misses the food and sometimes the smell will make him ill. I cannot afford to eat out all the time and I don't want to leave him alone with his seizures. He very angry right now I can't understand what he says and when he has to repete he gets so bad. He has a hard time talking to anyone, therfore he cause lose contact with a lot of people and has become a loner. Laughter is far and few these days. Touching him is a no, no. I mean to just put my hand on his head is a major problem. Please is this right? I ask the doctor to do the zoloft at 200 mg per day and he still does the same as above. Please let me know if all is normal if so I can adjust and handle. I strong I can take the blame if in the end he is alive. Thanks, Cee
Subject: Hang in There
Date: 11/26/2006
Cee, does he have a feeding tube? If not now might be a good time to have one placed so he can get the nutrition he needs. His moods could be due to the malnutrition as well as the inablity to communicate. I would suggest that you talk to the occupational therapist at your treating facility about obtaining a voice synthizer, like a talking computer, it would help give him a voice. My husband had the same problems with the food, but he could not swallow and lost over 35 pounds even with the feeding tube. He was moody at times but was very dependent on touching, which was difficult during the chemo cycles when close touching wasn't allowed for safety reasons. You mentioned Zoloft but I would suggest that his seratonin and cortisol levels be check to determine if his has a chemical depression or an adjustment disorder. The one is treated with medications but the other requires counseling, individual and or family. Believe me things will get better, but whatever happens don't put the blame on yourself, blame is a waste of energy that you need for other things and for yourself.
You and yours are in our prayers.
MaryAnn
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