Hi, so finally following all the drama from the weekend, and managing to speak to a doctor, we have been given the news that my mums lung cancer has returned and spread. Only way to describe it is "riddled", masses in liver, both lungs, cervix, neck and various places along spine. She is currently waiting for a bed to become free on the cancer ward.
So far, the only treatment offered has been radiotherapy for the spine tumours, in the hopes of stopping further invasion of the spinal cord, and to ease some pain. She has an unstable vertebrae at the top of her spine and needs a constant neck brace to prevent movement and paralysis.
Constant high levels of pain throughout her entire body now, with morphine being given 2 hourly with other pain medication between those doses.
Doctor has advised that in his experience (not a cancer doctor), people in similar situations to hers have at most months, but most likely weeks.
She is desperate to get home, but we are not convinced this would be the best place for her, her GP is impossible to get hold of, she lives alone, and has several other medical issues, so we do not believe she would get the care and pain control that she is going to need.
She is barely eating, drinking very little, and is visibly deteriorating in the time between visits.
My sister is holding onto the last bit of hope she can, however, I almost need to know as much as possible to help both my mum and my sister.
Is it wrong to want to know how long she has, to want to be sure she has the pain relief she needs to be comfortable, is it bad she is going to a cancer ward....so many questions, and i feel we are running out of time to get the answers.
Apologies for rambling,
CV
