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End of life care - steroids

Karenkat
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Hi,

 

I haven't posted for about a year, but my dad has really started deteriorating now and I would be grateful for any advice or similar experience.

 

He has advanced prostate cancer which has spread to many bones and other areas and medication to treat has now all stopped. The oncologist said he has a maximum of 3 months left. He spent the last two weeks in a hospice to manage pain and is now back home (with me and my family). The hospice put him on steroids yesterday and he is already so much brighter and eating more. It's amazing. Am I right to think that this is very short term? Can steroids prolong life or does it just mask the symptoms?

 

thanks for your help xx

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    hello 

     

    when my dad was a couple aways from leaving us they kept putting him on steroids but this only made him feel better for a short time and so we got a little bit of dad back for a while but they only work for a short period they might do what they did with my dad give him them for a week or so then off them then back on them :( 

     

    its a very sad time your going through and you are not alone 

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    hello 

     

    when my dad was a couple aways from leaving us they kept putting him on steroids but this only made him feel better for a short time and so we got a little bit of dad back for a while but they only work for a short period they might do what they did with my dad give him them for a week or so then off them then back on them :( 

     

    its a very sad time your going through and you are not alone 

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