My mom was diagnosed in July '07 with stage IV at sloan kettering and they remained hopeful that chemo would work. They always acknowledged that it couldn’t be operated on however they could hinder the growth. at this point we are extremely unhappy with the results we are getting from another hospital. She got admitted last week for blood clots in the lungs and leg.
We have people coming in an recommending hospice etc and couldn't understand why so we requested ALL of her medical records and found plenty of information that wasn't presented to us or her by her attending physician . We knew from the beginning that "Seeds" had dispersed in her stomach lining from the beginning. they treated her and the tumors stopped in growth they stayed the same which was expected with the discovery of the additional tumors they started her on the 5- chemo in hopes of stopping that one from spreading. The doctor claims the initial chemo failed although it stopped the spreading and the tumor hasn't grown. Has this happened to anyone else in regards to them saying the chemo has failed even though it has stopped the growth? She's starting to feel as though they have her dead and burried before she's even gone (the doctors).