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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 371297" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Well, mom and I got to talk to the oncologist today. By far, he has been the most informative of anyone we've spoken with. He's direct and to the point and takes time to explain as well as listen.</p><p> </p><p>Dad's calcium and LFTs are improving. But he is still very ill. The onc does not believe the present problems are related to the cancers they've seen in him, but that they are due to a metabolic crisis due in part to his kidney problems. With the calcium being at record levels (he says dad's is one of the highest he's ever seen, and this doctor's about the same age as my dad, maybe a little older) he said the parathyroid is suspect so they are going to look at that as well.</p><p></p><p>Then he mentioned that all this was kind of strange because dad's chart said there was no family history of cancer. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p><p> </p><p>After my mom and I pull our jaws back up off the floor, we quickly corrected THAT information. And as soon as we mentioned that his brother and niece both died around age 50 from colon cancer, the doctor's face lit up and he became very excited because he said it made more sense that we'd see the liver tumors that he has if there was also colon cancer involved. Annnnd, since dad's never had a colonoscopy ( <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/1010hammer.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hammer:" title="hammer :hammer:" data-shortname=":hammer:" /> I know) it's quite possible there's a problem we don't know about in there. So they're going to go back and look at the CT and when he's stable enough, they'll do a colonoscopy. The onc was actually optimistic that there's a chance if it's colon cancer that they can treat it fairly easily (maybe) and get dad back to a much more stable state. Granted, the lung and heart problems will still exist, but even if that's at the QOL he had a year ago, it would be better than how he was this past month, and better than pulling the plug and not doing anything.</p><p> </p><p>Even though he's still heavily sedated and on pain medications (propofol/fentanyl mix), he seemed to not be so deeply sedated today. The doctor said it's likely because the calcium levels are a little bit better. He seemed to act like he could hear my mom and I talking to him -- even though he won't ever remember. They still have him restrained because we can't risk him becoming combative or further agitated.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, today felt like a positive day, even though nothing has really changed, and the prospect of him coming home at all is still not very real to us.</p><p> </p><p>Tomorrow they will do a needle biopsy on the liver to assess the type of tumors he has.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 371297, member: 3444"] Well, mom and I got to talk to the oncologist today. By far, he has been the most informative of anyone we've spoken with. He's direct and to the point and takes time to explain as well as listen. Dad's calcium and LFTs are improving. But he is still very ill. The onc does not believe the present problems are related to the cancers they've seen in him, but that they are due to a metabolic crisis due in part to his kidney problems. With the calcium being at record levels (he says dad's is one of the highest he's ever seen, and this doctor's about the same age as my dad, maybe a little older) he said the parathyroid is suspect so they are going to look at that as well. Then he mentioned that all this was kind of strange because dad's chart said there was no family history of cancer. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After my mom and I pull our jaws back up off the floor, we quickly corrected THAT information. And as soon as we mentioned that his brother and niece both died around age 50 from colon cancer, the doctor's face lit up and he became very excited because he said it made more sense that we'd see the liver tumors that he has if there was also colon cancer involved. Annnnd, since dad's never had a colonoscopy ( :hammer: I know) it's quite possible there's a problem we don't know about in there. So they're going to go back and look at the CT and when he's stable enough, they'll do a colonoscopy. The onc was actually optimistic that there's a chance if it's colon cancer that they can treat it fairly easily (maybe) and get dad back to a much more stable state. Granted, the lung and heart problems will still exist, but even if that's at the QOL he had a year ago, it would be better than how he was this past month, and better than pulling the plug and not doing anything. Even though he's still heavily sedated and on pain medications (propofol/fentanyl mix), he seemed to not be so deeply sedated today. The doctor said it's likely because the calcium levels are a little bit better. He seemed to act like he could hear my mom and I talking to him -- even though he won't ever remember. They still have him restrained because we can't risk him becoming combative or further agitated. Overall, today felt like a positive day, even though nothing has really changed, and the prospect of him coming home at all is still not very real to us. Tomorrow they will do a needle biopsy on the liver to assess the type of tumors he has. [/QUOTE]
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