Saturday, August 21, 2010

Seeking an urgent medical advice for my mother?

my mother who is primary a breast cancer patient who went through surjury , chemo and radiation in 2006. In april 2007 she was diagonised with solitry brain mets for which sh was operated and whole brain radiation was given to her. resent reports suggest addino carcinoma cells in cerebral spinal fluid+ her current status is about she is draosy with no movements in limbs and disorientedSeeking an urgent medical advice for my mother?
I would seek medical advice. Are her symptoms new or is this something her DR is aware of? How disoriented is she? Does she know her name? date? where she is? Is she responding at all? Is she comatose? Is she eating? drinking? is she dehydrated? that can cause the drowsiness and disorientation. Is she on pain medication--that can cause drowsiness and disorientation as well. Any difficulty breathing? If I knew more particulars I could probably be more helpful. Do you know what ';Mets'; mean? If not, iIt means that the cancer has metastasized to her brain--in simple terms it has entered her lymph and spread to her brain. The brain is a common site for the cancer to spread because of the amount of blood flow. Have they talked about it being terminal? have they given you a time frame? Generally when the cancer has metastasized to the brain it is terminal. Just to prepare you if you have not talked the dr about this. Ask lots of questions, be adamant that your Mom receives proper pain control, be there for her even if it is just to sit. The best thing for a person with cancer is human touch, especially from a loved one. In the last stages of cancer your body slowly shuts down . My thoughts are with you.Seeking an urgent medical advice for my mother?
Call 911!!!! If you have any concerns call an ambulance... Especially with her being drowsy and disoriented.

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