jennyspin90 replied to the topic dad decided to withdraw from all treatment in the forum Treatment 14 years, 2 months ago
Hi Judy and everyone, thank you so much for your kind words. Unfortunitely, a very poorly dad was moved to the local Douglas Macmilan hospice yesterday morning. He is on no medication at all and hadn't eaten for over a week. The hospice is lovely and the nurses are wonderful. He is still quite "with us" and he has asked for his favourite girl,…[Read more]
jennyspin90 started the topic dad decided to withdraw from all treatment. in the forum Treatment 14 years, 2 months ago
I hope I'm not putting this in the wrong place so I do apologise if it is. I know that a lot of you have been following my dad's diagnoses on Xmas in the "newcomers" section of the forum. You have all been wonderful and have given me strength to know that we are not alone.
It is with very heavy heart that I have to tell you that my dad decided…[Read more]
jennyspin90 replied to the topic dad diagnosed on Xmas eve in the forum Newcomers 14 years, 2 months ago
Hi Tom and Min, thank you so much for your kind words re dad. I've just realised how bad my spelling is! It's all down to the Fibromyalgia so I do apologise for that! I'm really cross today as I've got a chesty cough and a the start of a cold. I don't want to go onto the ward as I know that the folks there are really poorly and I don't want to…[Read more]
jennyspin90 replied to the topic dad diagnosed on Xmas eve in the forum Newcomers 14 years, 2 months ago
Hi folks, I'm so sorry to be only just updating re dad.
The good news is that I've received my file from the office and am working my way through it now. It's taking time as I have Fibromyalgia and since dad was diagnosed the old "brain fog" is causing me some problems!
Well, last Sunday we vistited day on the way home from a cocker club…[Read more]
jennyspin90 replied to the topic dad diagnosed on Xmas eve in the forum Newcomers 14 years, 2 months ago
You are all wonderful and a great comfort to me knowing that we aren't on our own. One of my elder sisters and my partner visited dad this afternoon while I was away at the dog show. He was in great spirits again and was just having an extra two hours dialysis. I think that they are trying to get more fluid off him. We now have had two good days…[Read more]
jennyspin90 replied to the topic dad diagnosed on Xmas eve in the forum Newcomers 14 years, 2 months ago
Hi folks, thank you so much for your kind words. It's really helped me to know that we are not on our own. We visited dad this afternoon and he was much "chirpier". We are at a dog show tomorrow and I have had my orders that we have to bring him a rosette back!
We have had a good talk to the nurse in charge of his care and also one of the…[Read more]
jennyspin90 replied to the topic dad diagnosed on Xmas eve in the forum Newcomers 14 years, 2 months ago
I forgot to say, my dad seems to have good days and bad days. He's struggling with breathlessness and the versions we've had so far is:-
1. it might be a chest infection
2. in Myeloma your blood is very think and he may have blood clots on his lungs (he was having a scan this morning for these).
Do the hospitals give up on you if you get this…[Read more]
jennyspin90 started the topic dad diagnosed on Xmas eve. in the forum Newcomers 14 years, 2 months ago
Hi Folks, just coming on to introduce myself and need help as I am at my wits end right now. My dad, who is 73 has had months of not being able to keep food down and going off his leg, etc. About a week before Xmas he went to his GPs for a routine blood test and was rushed into hospital the next day. After being in A&E for quite some time he was…[Read more]
