First chemo/radiation treatment...

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Registered: 02-19-2005
First chemo/radiation treatment...
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Wed, 08-27-2008 - 8:30am

Well, it was finally done.  Dad went yesterday for his first treatment of both chemo and radiation.  A pump was placed into the port, so he's getting the chemo in small doses constantly.  I remember reading something about that here, and I have recently heard about it... so very different from what was done years ago, wow.


Went to visit my parents later in the evening, Dad seemed to be holding up okay.  Naturally he was very tired, but other than that, he was fine.  After the treatments he said that he came home and ate, he was so darn hungry.
I know that that will more than likely change in the days to come.


I cried some yesterday, became extremely scared.  It seems to feel more real now, that my Dad has cancer.  Sounds stupid, doesn't it?  I was the one who took him for the colonoscopy, I was the one to whom to doctor spoke afterwards.  I heard him say that Dad has cancer.  But only NOW if finally feels real?  He was diagnosed almost 2 months ago!


I was feeling quite strong for the past week and a half, and I feel myself slipping.  I don't want to do that!


Vida

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Registered: 04-04-2005
Wed, 08-27-2008 - 2:50pm

Hi Vida


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Registered: 02-19-2005
Wed, 08-27-2008 - 9:01pm

Hi Cindi...


Glad to "see" you... Thanks so much for posting, I appreciate that.

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Registered: 04-30-2000
Wed, 08-27-2008 - 11:27pm

Just think the fight is on!

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Registered: 04-04-2005
Thu, 08-28-2008 - 12:43pm

  • I never ever imagined myself slowly losing my sister and having dad dx'd with cancer all at once.

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Registered: 02-19-2005
Thu, 08-28-2008 - 3:40pm

WHAT????

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Registered: 02-19-2005
Thu, 08-28-2008 - 3:45pm

Thanks, Cindi, yes, you are right, it's awful, but somehow, as you say, we're muddling through... sometimes I'm not sure of how.


Yes, I do have IRL support as well.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 08-28-2008 - 3:58pm

My aunt had colon cancer.


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Registered: 02-19-2005
Thu, 08-28-2008 - 4:27pm

One thing that confuses me... why couldn't the chemo be done while she was in the hospital?

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Thu, 08-28-2008 - 6:08pm

Not moronic at all!

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Tue, 09-09-2008 - 2:02pm
I know it is very hard to hear that A

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