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  • viv replied to the topic Advice Please in the forum Carers 12 years, 1 month ago

    Hi Dai
    Thankyou so much for taking the time to reply to my post, you don't know how much better I feel just reading this , to hear that it is quite normal for him to feel the way he has.
    On another plus side my Dad has been taken off all his morphine, so something must be working as he was in a lot of pain before his treatment started.
    We live…[Read more]

  • viv replied to the topic Advice Please in the forum Carers 12 years, 1 month ago

    Hi Eve

    Since my first post my Dad appears to be picking up a bit, I took him to get his haircut and he has been for a couple of walks this week which is the most he has done in the past 6 weeks , he is feeling more positive which is good to see and now Spring is here hopefully that will make all the difference and as you say we need to make the…[Read more]

  • viv replied to the topic Advice Please in the forum Carers 12 years, 1 month ago

    Hi Eve

    Thanks for your reply. It's not that my Dad doesn't want to go out he physically does not have the energy as he feels so unwell. My Dad is not a quitter and is a very positive person so that is why it worries me and upsets me so much to see him like this.He is trying to be cheerful but I know he is finding it very frustrating that he…[Read more]

  • viv started the topic Advice Please. in the forum Carers 12 years, 1 month ago

    Hi, my Dad who is 73yrs old was diagnosed in February with MM, it is mainly affecting his pelvis and spine. He is being treated with CDT and has just finished his first cycle. After his hospital appointment last week they have doubled his thalidomide, and seemed generally pleased with his progress. The thing that really worries me is that apart…[Read more]