Worried about my Dads persistent cough

Hi  I'm looking for some advice. I'm worried about my Dads persistent cough and he won't speak to his GP. Dad is coughing all the time, after sentences, when he gets up from the sofa or chair. He coughs a lot in the morning when he gets up. I know it sounds odd but it's almost like a habit but at night he's bringing up mucus. He's been smoking cigars for years. He said he's spoken to the nurse at the surgery but she said it sounded common. How can I get him to see his GP without badgering him all the time?

 

  • Gosh, it's a really tough one but I wish I'd got on at my dad. He had a hoarse voice, he went to the doctors and all they said was if it carries on to come back again. It carried on, he never went back for the actual hoarse voice but did attend a well man clinic which he passed with flying colours and his attitude was they can hear my voice can't they? Lots of family kept saying to my dad to get checked out but he didn't until 3 weeks before he passed away. My dad was stubborn and you couldn't make him do anything he didn't want to. I think if I had my time again I would of sat him down and said look I think you might have something very serious and you need to get checked out sooner rather than later. What do you think is wrong with you? The nurse is just a nurse and in my opinion shouldn't be commenting on a medical diagnosis. I did intervene behind my dads back, I phoned the doctor who he saw who said to him I think you have cancer, I wanted to know if I could pay for a private scan. I then also chased the Macmillan appointment up but got caught out as they phoned back to my parents house to confirm and my dad was absolutely fuming! He passed away the same week! Would I of done anything different, not once I knew he was ill but I really wish I'd done more when the hoarse voice started, for that I feel guilty.

  • this is exactly like my dad and I’m really worried 

  • My mum had a cough for 2 years and kept saying it was cause she worked with children so was catching bugs, I asked her so many times to stop smoking and go to the DR but she didn’t until January when she had a sore leg. She was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer on May 2nd after my partner and I rushed her to hospital as she couldn’t walk and passed away Aug 27th. 

  • Is everything ok now because my dad is having similar symptoms but I am scared to talk to him about because he doesn't like it when I bring up his smoking.

  • He needs to see a GP but men are stupidly stubborn.  I nagged my husband, smoking cigars can't harm you he states, well he was wrong!  Five x rays and six months later its stage 4 lung cancer.  Don't nag, tell him you are concerned and it's upsetting you, he may listen if you make it about you.  Good luck, Carol x 

  • Mine too and I'm terrified