Cancer at the head of the pancreas

Hello everyone..i am not sure what to do or say for the best for my lovely mum.we found out she had cancer on feb 5th after largely being ignored by doctors for 12mnths!(deep rooted anger does not cover it) my lovely son & daughter in law have completely re done mums room with air purifiers water filters new bedding tv etc and she loved it.fast fwd a few days and shes experiencing pain again.at the moment shes on tramadol & paracetamol but i feel she should be getting more pain releif than that.that said she does not like taking morphine so im stuck to know what to do really as all i want is her comfort...oh gosh here come the tears..im sorry im just so very lost as to what to do for the best for this incredible human..she is my everything she truly is as im sure you can all relate to...anyway my names rainy and this is my first post in cruk.thanks for listening.

  • Hi there ... welcome to our chat room ... your probably in the early stages of shock ... it takes a time to get used to it ... and we all go through so many different feelings ... and on top of that, it took an age to get diagnosis... you didn't say what type of cancer she has ... maybe idea to get in touch with her Dr or oncology team and explain she's still in pain ... they may have more info you need or prescribe a different pain relief for her ... don't worry about the tears, it's good not to hold them in ... I've been on both sides of cancer, and for me it's far harder watching someone else going through it ...

    There's lots of treatments now, and with you beside her, it will help keep her going ... yes it is a hard road to walk ... lots of ups and downs ... but once the shock lessons, it's bearable ... take things one day at a time and deal with problems as they arise and try not to look to far ahead ... live in the day ... that's what l do ... if you keep thinking "what ifs" it will be overwhelming ... cancer wants to brake us ... don't let it .. 

    You can do this ... you don't know how brave you can be, till your backs against the wall...  sending you a virtual hug ... Chrissie x