Cancer Treatment Options Forum - September 9th, 2010 - 1 Comment
I need direct answers (no refs) to small cell cancer, chemo for this and prognosis…FACTS?
Info needed asap. Patient, 73, male, small cell cancer in lung & liver/colan areas. Chemo begins this Tues. We’ve been married for 4 weeks and in order to control my emotions, I need to be prepared so I can provide everything possible on my behalf. Everything I have received thus far has been references to references and I don’t have time for the run-around. If you can’t help, please do not give me more references. I have not yet discussed this with his hemotologist because…guess I’m afraid to know or acknowledge prognosis in front of my husband. I need to make him positive, happy and worry-free, every second.
You know the prognosis, that’s why you want to hear something different here.
There are several regiments that can be given at this stage, what regiment is he getting. I can give more details with that information.
Ask the oncologist what the benfits of all regiments are, side effects. All regiments are not created equal and side effects should be taken into consideration. Also ask the oncologist, what if nothing is done.
Your husband needs his real wife, not the one that is trying to make his life "positive, happy and worry-free, every second" You can’t keep it up forever and he deserves his real wife.
e-mail me if you have any more questions. You can look at my questions and answers and there is an option to e-mail there