Cancer support

Caring for your parents comes with a learning curve. We can't hope to know everything we'll need to know, or be fully prepared for the experience, but it helps to have others share their experiences, ideas, and most importantly, their feelings about the...

Hello everyone,

My mother was diagnosed 7/7/07. We were told it would be a roller coaster ride, she went throught radiation and just got done with a chemo 5/28 process. Her platlets dropped to 7 last week so she was in the hospital...

My husband had surgery for a prostate tumor about six months ago. Since then he's had problems with erections and also problems with urinating. He's very angry and frustrated but won't talk about it. Our sex life is nonexistent and he gets upset with me if I suggest he talk to his doctor about it...

My mother is receiving chemo for her recently diagnosed NSC carcinoma. We live in Miami, Fla. and it has been very warm here lately. Thank goodness she has not been too sick with the treatment, but now she wants to go to my sisters house  in North Carolina for Christmas...

My granfather is 82 and he has always been a hard worker. He was diagnosed with prostae cancer last summer, and now the cancer is in his stomach, and lungs . I am devastated because in 7 months he lost so so muc weight, poor appetite, dehydrated, and fluid buildup in his lungs...

Hello.  My mother is 98 1/2 years old and just had Stage III Colon Cancer surgery 2 weeks ago.  The tumor was about the size of a fist...3 out of 5 bad lymph nodes were removed.  Although she survived the surgery and is recovering physically, her mental faculties have taken a dive...

My dad was just diagnosed with gliobastoma multiforme, a type of brain tumor. It's inoperable and we got the sad news that he has only three to six months to live. He's going to have radiation treatment, but that's just to reduce the swelling, it can't make the cancer go away...

After surgery (hysterectomy), the surgeon suggested "for insurance" 25 days of radiation and 5 sessions of once-a-week low-dose chemotherapy.  After 22 (so far) days of radiation and 4 sessions of chemotherapy (the 5th was cancelled since...

My mother is 67 years old.  One year ago the found two small tumers in her gall bladder and they performed the "whipple" procedure.   They found traces of the cancer in three of the 13 lymph nodes they removed so she began oral chemo for what was supposed to be 18 months...

My father-n-law was diagnosed with lung cancer . We all are going threw rough times, and we dont know how to deal with it. His situation is really  bad that  the doctor said he is terminal and no treatment can do anything for him.

only 9 months ago, my dad was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, after taking him to the hospital for what we thought was an appendcitis. He is 72 years old and has never been sick a day in his life, he doesn't take any medications, even aspirin...

My mom was diagnoised in Sept. 07 with lung cancer. She had 42 treatments of radiation on her lungs which in turn burned her throat , she had 10 chemo treatments and then they did 24 radiation treatments on her brain...

Thank you for your suggestions, it is still hard to face the fact that I can't be with my parents. But I do call everyday, and they know that I am praying for them and thinking about them everyday. We just got the news that all of the tumors in his lungs and liver have all grown...

I have a full time job and care for my mother in the evening and weekends.  Altho I have other siblings, they are not willing to care for her in the evening and weekends.  It is a battle to stay positive since mom has started being somewhat verbally abusive...

My Dad was diagnosised with lung cancer Feb 07.  He had the lower lob of his lung removed but had no chemo or radiation---the MD's said it was a stage 1 and they got it all.  Then in May 08 the cancer was back with a rengence.  Surgery is not an option...

I have been trying to help my Dad who has had prostate cancer (now a survivor) to cope with my Mom's cancer. She was diagnosed with Transitional Cell Cancer. She had her left kidney and uretar removed along with some lymph nodes. He has been really grateful for the help I have given him so far...

Hi,

My grandmother was diagnosed with Colon Cancer a few months ago after 6 Hospitalizations in which Drs. found nothing wrong with her and my mother has suddenly found herself caring for her 24/7.  She has 2 major strokes, has Alzheimer's and to top it off is a diabetic...

I am 2 months post-bilateral mastectomy and it's time to get my prosthesis, bras, etc.

Medicare will not give me the allowable amount and I havn't located a supplier in town (Austin, TX) who will give me the information either.  Also, I have no idea what items I am entitled to...

Two months ago my mom was diagnosed with non hodgkins lymphoma stomach cancer. When she was diagnosed, the Dr.'s said the tumor was about 60% of her stomach. They also said it was not agressive, and that the cancer responds really well to chemo ...