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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Cancer / January 2004Mother-in-law
Hi Everyone Update on my mother-in-law. She came home from the hospital today. She is staying with us until she can get her strength back. She has to use a walker and is on Oxygen when she feels she needs it. I have not seen her in a few weeks, she does not look well at all. The doctors have decided to wait for the Chemo treatments until she gets her strength back. The Doctor treating her is impossible to get in touch with, the only help are the nurses who were caring for her. We would like to know if she will ever get her strength back. I hope she starts feeling better, it is really sad to see her this way. She was such a strong women and full of energy. She is 77 years old. I find the medical system her in Quebec sucks, doctors are never there to answer questions and all the responsibility is left to nurses. The Nurses at her hospital were amazing. My mother died of leukemia about 7 years ago, the nurses treated her like a god. Thanks George > Update on my mother-in-law. She came home from the hospital today. She is > staying with us until she can get her strength back. She has to use a walker [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > was such a strong women and full of energy.She is 77 years old. > <snip> George, Your mother in law has gone from being perfectly fine (mid-November) to accidentally finding out that she has a lung cancer, to radiation therapy (which can cause fatigue) to an infection /in hospital (missing her daughjter's wedding), to chemo treatments (which can cause fatigue) and getting weaker and now (two months later) on a walker and on oxygen. George, this is why we post (and perhaps you did not read or convey this to her).. Steph's "Questions to Ask" (please read this) http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=KyW97.994%243x.3689%40ne ws.bc.tac.net Especially in older persons, is it really worth all she's missed (giving up her quality of life) by having these treatments? "A patient's quality of life is not measured by how much a tumour is shrinking or not, but by how they feel and how well they are able to carry on with their life." J Thanks J. George > > Update on my mother-in-law. She came home from the hospital today. She is > > staying with us until she can get her strength back. She has to use a walker [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > (and perhaps you did not read or convey this to her).. > Steph's "Questions to Ask" (please read this) http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=KyW97.994%243x.3689%40ne ws.bc.tac.net > Especially in older persons, is it really worth all she's missed (giving up her > quality of life) by having these treatments? > "A patient's quality of life is not measured by how much a tumour is shrinking > or not, but by how they feel and how well they are able to carry on with their > life." > J > Thanks J. > > >J: Especially in older persons, is it really worth all she's missed (giving up her > > quality of life) by having these treatments? > > "A patient's quality of life is not measured by how much a tumour is shrinking > > or not, but by how they feel and how well they are able to carry on with their life." Hi George, I just want to clarify, every life is important. I'm not saying just because of her age, it isn't worth trying. It's just that (most) younger people can "take" treatments a bit better (or so it seems). I have another one for you. "A patient's quality of life is not measured by how much a tumour is shrinking on a scan, but if it's shrinking due to chemo and she can breathe easier, then chemo helps her quality of life". It's all in weighing all the "pros" and "cons", I guess. And if you want to get in touch with the doctor, get assertive. That's what we had to do with Dad. Called his office and told them we wanted the doctor at Dad's bedside and to tell us when it would be convenient for him. And you could ask when a good time would be to recheck as to whether any change had occurred on x-ray or scans... Feel free to disagree with me, or talk about anything you want. That's what discussions are about and what we are here for. Keep in touch, J |
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