Hi Mikkey

whilst we were waiting for my Dad’s MRI we were told that if his health deteriorates and he wasn’t eating or drinking or we suspected dehydration, then we should take him to A&E and have him admitted, we were also told that this would speed things up in terms of the scan etc, if you feel your dad has become more poorly over the last few days then maybe worth taking him to A&E, I hope you make some progress, we also had to wait 12 days from diagnosis to MRI xx

Hi Lauren 

Thank you so much for that , i hope your dad stays well enough , and another night of no sleep here as worried sick , affecting me bad . Thank you for the info i will watch my dad closely , its horrible this , why us ? xx

my dad is doing ok at the moment, he is tired and a bit pale, chemo starts on Friday so we are holding on to that!

We started the cannabis oil yesterday and it’s made my dad want to eat which is amazing when he had zero appetite so that has pleased me so much to see him eat a bit of food here and there as well as drinking the ensure.

I completely understand your agony the wait literally tore me apart, once you get some answers and you have a plan, you will calm down, it’s taken me since Monday when I found out my dad had secondary cancer to be able to control my emotions, I’ve had a few wobbles in between but not in front of my dad, and now me and my family are holding on to any positive that comes our way no matter how small.

I hope your dad gets some positive news from his MRI and that you gain some peace, always here for a chat x

Thanks - I can’t claim any credit though, I’ve just been very very lucky. 

Hi Lauren , im very sorry to hear your dad has secondary , and also sorry you are suffering like this , im the same as you , this is horrible , good news that your dad is eating a bit better , that is very nice to hear , and i prey the chemo gives him relief and also you and your family at this awful time . Thank you for my dad i prey too for him , cannibas oil ? How does he take that and where do you buy that from Lauren ? Ive heard good things about it ? X

one of my brothers got it for him you can’t get it on your teeth, you have to put a bit on a bit of biscuit and take it like that, even if it does nothing else but encourages my dad to eat that’s something for me. First time I’ve seen my dad eat anything since diagnosis. Xx

Thats great Lauren , good to hear your dad eating now , hope he continues and improves , my dad got night sweats , dont know what to do as he has gone off the calorie milk shakes too now :(((((

Mikkey my dad has also been having night sweats, my mum mentioned it at his appointment on weds, they said to keep an eye on his temp if it goes over 38 then he must go into hospital as he could have an infection, my dad also went off the milk ensure too, they made him feel sick, so they prescribed some juice ensure drinks, which are higher in calories than the milk ones, my dad has been drinking lucozade sport drinks as well and they replace electrolytes lost through sweating and sickness.xx

Lauren thank you so much it seems we are going through the same thing , my dad getting very down , he is very old school., im driving him mad trying to help him . I will get the Lucozade for him , told him i will get him to hospital if he gets worse , this is so hard for you and me , i cannot believe this is happening 

 Im so happy your dad is responding , this is great for him and you , my dad very independant thats the problem and he is not into social media or google , he is tough but sometimes you need to let others in , im loosing the battle with him i fear as im too much he says :(( xx