My mum fought lung cancer 20 years ago, and after removal of part of the lung, chemo and radiotherapy she was cleared after 5 years.
mum is now 78years old.
4weeks ago after a run of poor health, breathing and fatigue issues she was sent for tests from the doctor. After a blood test flagged she was severely low on red blood cells, and deficient in iron she was rushed to hospital.
Later that day we was told the lung cancer had returned.
we are now nearly 3 weeks into a hospital stay, with a chest drain that has been in for a week, and the fluid isn’t going down, her breathing is still awful, and she has a lingering infection that after 2 weeks of strong IV antibiotics isn’t improving at all.
We are getting very little information from the doctors, and they admit they don’t know why her breathing is so bad.
is there anything I should be asking about, or any ways in which I can try and get more information.
I should also add that my mum has already decided she will not be having any treatment and has told the doctors this. Is this why I feel like we are getting limited information??
Thank you in advance.
