Yvonne, First let me say that I feel for you and completely understand where you are coming from. being a caregiver is a 24/7 job with no breaks. that said I...
Hi Lynn No, the onc on thursday said he was going to do a stool culture, then didn't do it. Dale seems better today - not sleeping all day either. Maybe it was...
Hi Yvonne, You poor thing you sound exhausted! You know Dale probably is NOT going to see this from your point of view. I was a nurse assistant for about 5...
Jennie- You sound like you have wonderful children. All the more reason to go for broke. I am so happy for you that your CEA is down and that you have found...
Mary- I was reading your post about your dad. I am wondering about the comment that he could only get TPN for 10 days. Is this because he has a temporary...
I am so glad to hear that they found no evidence of cancer. That must be a great relief. I had a coworker who had Celiac disease, as did several of her...
Miriam- I am so sorry to hear about your uncle. I am certain your care and love was of great comfort to him. My sympathy to you and your family. Take care, ...
Deidra- I just got back into town and just now getting to reading posts. I am so very sad to hear about Mark. You both have been such an inspiration and a...
Yvonne, My dad had uncontrollable diahrea for about a month. He was going about twenty times a day. He went from 155 lbs. to 118 lbs in two weeks. We...
Zofran is a tremendous med.. however it is very very pricey and many insurance companies don't pay for ir. have your Oncologist find out if it is a " FORMULARY...
Joe, What a wonderful man you are. I hope he takes you up on your offer. Its so hard to be in this position, patient or caregiver.. its isolating.. you feel...
This is definately a more comfortable approach.. hands down... My concern would be that with Alp procedures.. the surgeons view is limited. With the...
MAry, TPN is a wonderful thing.... PLease try to keep the faith that this too shall pass. Try to convince your dad that the NG, as unpleasant as it is, can...
Cindy, Welcome to the group as much as I hate the reason for you being here... My God 25 years old!!! I can't believe it.. I find myself, everytime someone new...
Hildreth, Wow, someone dropped the ball there. Keep on top of that. Thankfully this is not an urgent matter for you. Lets make sure to keep them on their toes...
I am surprised and dismayed that Nausea is still a problem for people in today's medicine. I wish they would come up with something to prevent it entirely. As...
Carol, My goodness that is a harsh way to try and live... I have a few suggestions. Firstly with regard to your iron pills are these perscription? If not.. try...
Lynn, Instead of you having to search, you tell me what you are looking for and I will research it for you... Having two children is hard enough... let me do...
You are totally right, it is Dad's choice and to repsect that and live with it is hard. Please feel free to vent and get it all out here.. we are family.. you...
Hi all I need help. I can't stop screaming at Dale and I know so much of it isn't his fault. He has been taking CPT-11, but hasn't had chemo for three weeks....
Start with ZOFRAN. Ask your Dr. if you can have a prescription. This works well for my husband. Narice [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi Gail I know someone with this. There are sites for Celiac's Spru (sp?) that have recipes. I'll look to see what i can find. You can start with fruits...
Amen to this. I had laoroscopic resection of my colon and the recovery was easy as pie. Almost no pain at all, and just the three holes for the equipment and a...
It sounds like your son and I are going through the same therapy. I am taking Oxaliplatin, 5-FU, Leucovorin, etc. and doing the 48 hour pump every other day. ...
Erica, Thanks for all of your advice, this is the hardest thing I have ever faced, I see my daddy being beat more and his body being overtaken by the cancer...
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