Query. My brother in law has been treated for skin cancer for the last year and a half. He was initially told he needed 8 rounds of chemotherapy but was only able to have three due to complications. He then had radium for awhile. Prior to Christmas 2017 the doctor found that it had spread to his lung and once again he started a new chemotherapy treatment. Complications set in very quickly and he was admitted to hospital on New Year's Day. Since his admission he had had fluid drained from his lung, there is an issue with his spleen and he has had sepsis. On Wednesday last the doctor tried to administer another round of chemo and my brother in law had a very bad reaction to it. He had scans and his consultant oncologist told him on Thursday last that he had between a week and 10 days to live. We were all invited to the hospital to visit with him and we were told that he may be coming home last Monday under palliative care. Since then confusion has been the order of the day. We have now been told that the oncologist might be 2% incorrect in his diagnosis. That if the hospital can stabilise his present condition that he may be allowed home this Friday but would need to return to hospital for further chemo treatments. The family are completely stressed out as his diagnosis last week was very definite and we were all making preparations to help out but now it's chaos. Could anyone shed any light on this current situation?
