Well, most of us are either at the age or reaching the age where we have gone from looking after kids to now looking after our parents. How are you doing it? Is it something you are beginning to think of? What worries you about it?
My dad's 84 and we just finished another round of radiation treatments in April for ling cancer. Prior to that he had was treated for a lymphnoid cancer.... two unrelated cancers the doctors said.
Anyway, they found the lung cancer right away because with the previous cancer he was seeing the doctors for the regular 3 month follow uo appointments he's had for the last 3 years. This gave him a good outcome with the doctor stating he could 98% get rid of it. Awsome!
This coming Monday the 29th he'll have his first ct scan since the treatments so hopefully we will see some evidence it's working.
Here's the issue, because of the lung cancer diagnosis they also issued a brain scan. Normal procedure with lung cancer apparently. Well, that scan effected my dads brain terribly. I'm not sure if they harmed him when they put the IV in, but he was having issues as soon as he came out of the scan. He could barely walk. I had to pretty much carry him to the car..... have to finish this post later...ugh speak of the devil.
My dad's 84 and we just finished another round of radiation treatments in April for ling cancer. Prior to that he had was treated for a lymphnoid cancer.... two unrelated cancers the doctors said.
Anyway, they found the lung cancer right away because with the previous cancer he was seeing the doctors for the regular 3 month follow uo appointments he's had for the last 3 years. This gave him a good outcome with the doctor stating he could 98% get rid of it. Awsome!
This coming Monday the 29th he'll have his first ct scan since the treatments so hopefully we will see some evidence it's working.
Here's the issue, because of the lung cancer diagnosis they also issued a brain scan. Normal procedure with lung cancer apparently. Well, that scan effected my dads brain terribly. I'm not sure if they harmed him when they put the IV in, but he was having issues as soon as he came out of the scan. He could barely walk. I had to pretty much carry him to the car..... have to finish this post later...ugh speak of the devil.