Fruitloop63 and Sleepy123, How sad for you, I do feel your pain.
I was an oncology nurse who specialized in this form of cancer, Yes it is a hard way to go. Chemo, not to knock it for everyone as it does help some people, can ruin the quality of life for some. The doctor I worked with often gave the patient a choice, go home with pain meds and be with your family or choose surgery and chemo and maybe give yourself another year. A lot of people took the meds, went home and died more peacfully.
Because ovarian cancer is found in such late stages it is a hard one to get into remission. If caught early enough, some of these medications/chemo help. I survived a deadly fatal cancer by going natural and doing about 10% medical. This is not for everyone and all have to make a choice. I did notice patients often chose the chemo for their families not themselves. For all you lurkers, I am NOT SAYING that you should NOT take chemo but you should let the patient choose without family, pressure. Often adding natural with chemo it does wonders, other times nothing works. I like the Cancer Treatment Centers of America as they offer both.. A more rounded approch. So dear ones may you remember the good times with your mothers and the happy times. The only consolation is they are no longer suffering and now you are left to mourn. my prayers are with you.....MMS
On 2/19/2008
Sleepy123 wrote:
Hi,
I lost my Mom on December 5th, after a 22 month battle with Stage 3C Ovarian Cancer. The Chemo made my Mom worse too and she has no quality of life including being feed out of a feeding tube from 1/06 until her passing on 12/5. Chemo is at best pallative symptomatic care and does not cure the underlying cause which is a very sick body. May peace be with you. Your Mom and my my Mom are in a better place out those ravaged and sick bodies. My sympathies to you and your family.
Tom