Saturday, October 1, 2011

Colon Cancer..What to expect

Colon Cancer..What to expect?
My father has colon cancer and a secondary cancer in his pancreas. He is about to start chemotherapy. I know he is terminal, but I don't know what to expect and how bad it will get towards the end. Can anyone give me a idea of what will happen to him? I want to be prepared.
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I know very little of chemotherapy side effects, but I do hope he gets better.
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It will be a painful ordeal, stay on top of the doctors to treat the pain and depression that comes along wit it. Hopefully the chemo wil buy him time, but your talking about a aggressive cancer. Blessings you need to love your dad and get some serious memories now not later
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Any cancer that has metastasis to other organs has a poor prognosis, esp. when the pancreas is involved. Usually they do surgery to remove the colon cancer & do a colostomy if there is an obstruction. It seems he has what is referred to as an "aggressive" type, so they are only doing the chemo. Side effects from chemo are usually nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, loss of weight, weakness , and diarrhea ( it depends on what type of chemo is given). He probably will start to get more pain as the tumors get larger & press on the other organs.Please see if you can get Hospice in to help both you and him through this final stage for they will be a great help. Be there physically to help get him food or drink, get his meds, and help walk him to the bathroom so he doesn't fall. He will also start to get very weak, from not eating. Be there also emotionally so he has someone to talk to & even just to watch TV with. Good luck.

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