Sometimes I wish it would just happen

Carol's Daughter · New User Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 2

My mother was diagnosed with Colon cancer about 15 months ago. They removed the tumour and she now has a colostomy bag. She did a little chemo. They then found cancer in the liver. She went into surgery to resection, but decided that it was not possible (due to too much cancer). She also has a tumor in the lung as well.

She has frequent partial bowel obstructions (which they think is from scar tissue in the bowel from radiation). Hospice started helping her by coming to the house a few days a week, so when she gets obstructions, she doesn't have to go to the hospital.

Now they put her on these steroids about a month and 1 half ago to help with the obstructions. She decided to get off them because she really didnt like the side effects and felt she was suffering from them.

This has dramatically knocked her down. The last 3 weeks have bascially been spent in bed, and she is miserable. She managed to put a smile on every now and then, but the dr thinks she is so tired from withdrawl of the steroids. My family thinks that this is quite a long time for withdrawl.

Its so hard to know if this is really withdrawl, or the cancer taking it's course. I don't want her to die, but i just think, it's going to happen anyway, let's just get it over with. She is not living anymore. I live about 40 mins from the house so I only see her on weekends. Even when I talk to her, she is hardly herself.

I just want to know how long this is to go on...I just found this forum, and thought Id write a post.

So sorry to everyone that cancer is affecting their loved ones.

cami · New User Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Posts: 5

Carol's daughter
So sorry that your Mum is so ill. It's a terrible and horrifying disease.
I'm currently watching my mother in law die from secondary liver cancer. We think she only has a week or two to live. We've noticed, like you say, a dramatic decline in her condition over the last 6-8 weeks. It seems to be the standard for liver cancer. Just a gradual slowing down of the body to nothing.
It's horrible. My prayers to everyone on this forum.
Cami

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