Hello

this is the first time I’ve ever posted here, but often read comments on various pages for comfort and often I guess some guidance. 

My Dad was diagnosed in January with lung cancer after an unrelated MRI scan revealed a mass. He then ended up in hospital with life threatening pneumonia but thankfully made a full recovery. Due to how unwell he became, following various tests etc he was deemed too unwell to receive any form of treatment, and we were advised pain relief would be the only thing offered as and when his condition worsened. Fast forward to August this year and Dad suffered a cracked rib, resulting in extensive pain. This impacted on his quality of life greatly and has never made a full recovery. One week ago, he was rushed into hospital with excruciating chest pains. After being checked for suspected heart failure, it was revealed that in fact the cancer has spread to his ribs which is likely to be the cause of the cracked rib pain and chest pain. No further tests were done to see if this has spread further, however the consultant advised that they are now looking at measuring dads life expectancy in months “rather than years” since coming home he is extremely sleepy, rapidly losing weight and appetite and simply “can’t be bothered” I’m just curious as to anyone else’s experiences of a similar nature. From google I anticipate we are looking at a max of 6/7months. But to me, he seems to have gone down hill in this last week alone. We are arranging equipment at home etc, but just need some comfort in knowing and understanding rough timescales or what to expect and when. We have Macmillan involved and they are trailing different forms of pain relief. 

Thanks in advance