I Just want to find hope and hear hopeful stories on here of people who have known family members or friends - who managed to recover from "terminal" cancer.
My father has recovered from stage 4 prostate cancer that has spread to his spine, damaged his spine and nerve and got him paralysed from chest down.
He was given very little chance to ever walk again. He had a surgery on his spine, and received radiotherapy and hormone therapy. 4 weeks later he started to recover slowly slowly and went to a rehab. ( didn't receive any other therapy after this) a year later today he is walking on his own for short distance, relearning to drive, and 100% cancer free.
I've found out I have cancer of the spine, I have been paralysed from chest down also, I was told I'd never walk again, I have had little physio, but me and my dad have been doing exercises to get my legs going and it's working! What did your dad do? Did he change his diet? What exercises did he do?? Sorry for all the questions but I'm desperate! I only got diagnosed in august, so I'm still in shock as I've been an active person who usually runs around after my daughter and doggy!
I've found out I have cancer of the spine, I have been paralysed from chest down also, I was told I'd never walk again, I have had little physio, but me and my dad have been doing exercises to get my legs going and it's working! What did your dad do? Did he change his diet? What exercises did he do?? Sorry for all the questions but I'm desperate! I only got diagnosed in august, so I'm still in shock as I've been an active person who usually runs around after my daughter and doggy!
So my dad had a spine surgery after his got paralysed. (I really believe here they just removed the tumor that was pressing on / damaging the nerve) 2 days later he was able to move his big toe onyl without even feeling it. So thats when he started to have some hope . He had treatment (hormon and radiation theraphy), and he was recieving zoledronic acid jab every month i believe ( this is the one that helps with spine / bone recovery) He spent the next 4 month on rehabilitation where he had to do certain movements, first he was put on a machine that stands him up and sits him down, and" hes been doing " exercises where someone moved his legs/ hips for him every single day. its important that you move around all the muscles around the legs ( calves , hamstring, quads, glutes, hip flexor etc). So every week he was able to do a little bit more on his own, and i believe 4 months later when he left the rehab place , he was able to stand up and walk about 20-30 meters with a walking frame. Then things slowly got better,and about a year later he was able to walk slowly, but without any support. Then he learned to drive again, and he is still fine, still a little bit slow, but can easily walk up on stairs, and he can drive , climb ladder etc ... I would say force the movements, even if you get really tired it is very important . My father did some exercise ( or few steps) every single day for his recovery. Even when he was only able to walk to the door and back to the bed , he still did it at least 2x a day.
I really hope you will recover quickly, if you have any questions feel free to ask :)
Thankyou soo much for your response! it really makes me determined! Just a quick question, I didn't have any rehab and your dds rehab sounds brill, did the NHS sort that out for him or did he go private? janet
You're very welcome, I know exactly what you're going through! Theres always hope, and remember a lot depends on your attitude and your mindset! :)
So we are from Hungary, so he was in a rehab place in Hungary, and I think initially the hospital sorted it out for him, but only for 4 weeks, so after that my dad had to pay them weekly to be able to stay. It was worth it at the end :)
His cancer came back few months ago sadly, but he is still doing well and his spine is okay too. Let's hope it stays like this :)
