On 2/25/2008
torontogal wrote:
I know the shock you feel. My father was diagnosed in December with adenocarcinoma - Stage 4. It spread to this lungs. Surgery was not possible. He tried 2 treatments of chemo which did not work. It eventually went to his liver and kidneys. By the time it hit his liver he had 1 week. He died 1 month ago - 1 month after getting diagnosed.
He did vomit, loss weight, no jaundice until the end.
It is a horrible disease. My advice to you is enjoy every moment with your dad. My father deteriorated so fast...
I am very concerned for my sister after reading your post today.
She was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, then they said it was more favorable to Cholangiocarcinoma which is bile duct cancer. The GI doc along with myself think it is pancreatic cancer, as my aunt died of PC just over 6 years ago.
My sister has had three Chemo treatments of Gemzar and is very weak, not wanting to eat, wants to sleep all day and is fidgety all night, has some intermittent pain in back and stomach area.
What signs did you see in your father from diagnoses on..
I am so sorry to hear of your father's passing. I, too, know the pain and can surely empathize with you. Time really does heal, even when you think it is impossible. My dad was everything to me, and I was a grown woman with children. But his passing was bitter/sweet and yet difficult. He had a heart attack and lived 5 years after the first one. So we felt very blessed. Now that time has passed, my heart warms to tender thoughts of times spent with my dad. These memories and wonderful life lessons he shared with me are mine....forever, and they comfort me.
I pray comfort to come to you, in the joy of your dad being your dad and having him for the time you did. My kids lost their dad when they were in highschool. This was hard! When someone dies when they are older we have to celebrate their lives and comfort in the fact that they are not suffering...but "living" once again. My dad used to call it graduation...*smile*.
Blessings,
my sister's voice
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