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Help with Chemotherapy

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My dad has been told his bowel cancer is terminal however they still want to try Chemo to extend his life. We have had to wait while they build him up and is currently on steroids.

On Tuesday he is due to meet his doctor for pre-checks and a talk on the treatment. I am 22 years old with a 14 year old sister. We are devestated with the situation but was hoping people could share advice to help our dad. The doctors said 2 years with chemo but I hold onto hope he will be here for a long time yet! He is fighting this all the way and is not giving up. But i would really appreciate peoples advice for this journey !

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    Hi there.

    Thing to remember about the numbers that the work on is that its a big spread

    With the cancer my wife had on average people managed 2 years *but* 25% make 5 - her mother had the same condition and my wife made 3 years but her mother made 4 and people do make more than 5.

    All the doctor is doing is looking at what he has and what stage he's at and he knows that the average figure.

    Now the downside is of course that for everybody who makes more someone makes less - it all depends on how well he does on chemo. Eventually cancer becomes immune to the chemo and there's nothing you can do about that but making sure he looks after himself and stays as healthy as he can will help him tolerate the chemo better. making sure he doesn't get ill during chemo is important too - flu shots for everybody (tell your GP you've a chemo patient in the house and ask for one)

    And have some fun with him - take his mind off of it and show him you'll be able to cope if he's not there - thats what he'll be fretting about

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    Hi there.

    Thing to remember about the numbers that the work on is that its a big spread

    With the cancer my wife had on average people managed 2 years *but* 25% make 5 - her mother had the same condition and my wife made 3 years but her mother made 4 and people do make more than 5.

    All the doctor is doing is looking at what he has and what stage he's at and he knows that the average figure.

    Now the downside is of course that for everybody who makes more someone makes less - it all depends on how well he does on chemo. Eventually cancer becomes immune to the chemo and there's nothing you can do about that but making sure he looks after himself and stays as healthy as he can will help him tolerate the chemo better. making sure he doesn't get ill during chemo is important too - flu shots for everybody (tell your GP you've a chemo patient in the house and ask for one)

    And have some fun with him - take his mind off of it and show him you'll be able to cope if he's not there - thats what he'll be fretting about

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