naughtoj
Cathlete
Well, some of you may remember my post a while back about my dad being hospitalized. He had vein surgery and was experiencing this weird marked weakness in his legs. Anyway, it got progressively worse and he eventually went to the ER where they admitted him to the oncology floor. He was in the hospital for around 5 days where they ran every test under the sun. He was released and then went back for a brain scan the other day.
Anyway, he has Small Cell Lung Cancer, cancer that originated outside of his lung cavity apparantly (thought Lung Cancer had to start IN in the lung, but guess not). It has metastasized, they removed a golf ball sized mass from his lymph node for biopsy. It has metastasized to his pancreas and he now has four lesions in his brain.....one of which is one the back of his brain which was causing the unsteady gait and extremity weakness. Inoperable they told him, he is getting chemo and radiation therapy on his brain to prolong his life apparantly but no hope for cure. He is 60 years old and has been given a life expectancy of 2 weeks to 6 months. :-(
My mom's chest ct scan came back showing a mass still, in her lung and apparantly now also on top of her adrenal gland(s). Doc called it an "adrenal adenoma" and simply said that they needed to watch it and take another CT in 6 months. In light of what has happened to my father, and with them both having been long time smokers, I wonder if my mom will meet the same fate.
Does anyone know anything about either of these conditions? With my mom's, I wonder why they are just going to "wait and see". Won't 6 months be too long if it is cancer there? Considering she is a smoker, it seems so bizarre to me that the doctors would see a mass there and also see it on her adrenals, and just ignore it for now........???????
Wanted to update you all. I just found out today, kinda in shock. Guess I won't be having kids for my father anymore....:-(
Thank you all!
Anyway, he has Small Cell Lung Cancer, cancer that originated outside of his lung cavity apparantly (thought Lung Cancer had to start IN in the lung, but guess not). It has metastasized, they removed a golf ball sized mass from his lymph node for biopsy. It has metastasized to his pancreas and he now has four lesions in his brain.....one of which is one the back of his brain which was causing the unsteady gait and extremity weakness. Inoperable they told him, he is getting chemo and radiation therapy on his brain to prolong his life apparantly but no hope for cure. He is 60 years old and has been given a life expectancy of 2 weeks to 6 months. :-(
My mom's chest ct scan came back showing a mass still, in her lung and apparantly now also on top of her adrenal gland(s). Doc called it an "adrenal adenoma" and simply said that they needed to watch it and take another CT in 6 months. In light of what has happened to my father, and with them both having been long time smokers, I wonder if my mom will meet the same fate.
Does anyone know anything about either of these conditions? With my mom's, I wonder why they are just going to "wait and see". Won't 6 months be too long if it is cancer there? Considering she is a smoker, it seems so bizarre to me that the doctors would see a mass there and also see it on her adrenals, and just ignore it for now........???????
Wanted to update you all. I just found out today, kinda in shock. Guess I won't be having kids for my father anymore....:-(
Thank you all!
