Hi I’m new to this forum but would love to get some of your views on my current situation, my 85 year old mum was diagnosed with lung cancer 18 months ago and did not want any operation or treatment, the tumour was small, she got X-ray done in September 2021 to see how the tumour was progressing, it had doubled in size, the consultant said it was hard to tell how long she’d have it could be 6 months or a year. So at Christmas time my mum became sick vomiting and had adominal pain, she couldn’t keep anything down, on New Year’s Eve she went to A&E and with covid they would not let me in or tell me anything other than she had a small blockage in the bowel and was gave an enema. She got home and continued to be sick and pain. Doctors came out a few times and eventually gave her morphine MST 10mg tablets every 12 hours and Oramorph in between and sickness tablets. Palliative care nurse and district nurse have been out also and the district nurse has left all ready for syringe driver when she needs it. The doctor told me she may only have 1 month left to live and was declining and was to ill to go for more detailed tests. That was 2 weeks ago and since been on this medication the sickness and pain has stopped, each day she is improving and now up and dressed and has more of an appetite but still not eating an awful lot and would still sleep a good bit but she’s back to nearly her normal self. I rang the doctor to tell them mum is so much better how can she have little time left, he said this can be normal and she could dip down quickly. I just don’t understand as to me she’s improving every day not declining. Did anyone have similar experiences with a loved one
