Elizabeth Fisher13 said:Robert Newman3, please accept my deepest condolences. 😢
Thank you. I'm wishing nothing but the best for your mother-in-law and your whole family!!
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Thank you. I'm wishing nothing but the best for your mother-in-law and your whole family!!
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Robert Newman3 said:Hello everyone,
My father-in-law (65 years old) recovered from a pulmonary embolism four months ago. Since then, he’s been following up with doctors, taking blood thinners, and wearing compression stockings. During those follow-ups, various Ultrasounds and CT scans were performed, and everything seemed fine—except for his white blood cell count, which was around 25 (though it eventually dipped slightly to about 20 or 22). Recently, one side of his neck started swelling, and during a routine blood check, he was hospitalized. A CT scan revealed a 10cm mass that wasn't visible four months ago. The doctor said it's a chest tumor and quite aggressive. Apparently, it's pressing against veins, which is causing the swelling in his neck and a bit in his arm.
They performed two biopsies (neck aspirates), but they couldn't identify the specific type of disease. Now, they need to run a third analysis (FISH), which requires taking a larger tissue sample.
Also, a bone marrow biopsy was done at the local hospital from his sternum. The results aren't back yet, but they've hinted that things don't look good.
This was supposed to happen last Friday, and then again today, but nothing has happened yet. The doctor says it's out of his hands; it depends on when the colleagues from ENT call the patient in.
In the meantime, the man is just lying there in limbo. They have him on antibiotics and corticosteroids, which helps reduce the swelling quite a bit, along with some other meds, but since they don't know the exact diagnosis, they can't start the "correct" targeted therapy.
Does this process usually take this long? Does anyone have advice on what we should be doing, or do we just have to sit here day by day, waiting for news?😢
It's incredibly hard for the patient to endure this, and just as tough for the family.
The doctor mentioned the FISH analysis takes a few days...
From where I'm standing, this all feels painfully slow. As a layman, I don't fully understand it... going from almost nothing to a 10cm mass in just four months, followed by biopsy attempts, more waiting, and more waiting...
I don't know what to expect. They say it isn't looking good, but they won't give specifics. We are just hoping my father-in-law can still live a long life and overcome these hardships...
Sadly, my father-in-law didn't make it. The metastatic carcinoma was too relentless and unbeatable, especially with such a drawn-out diagnostic process. Neither radiation nor chemotherapy helped at all.
My thanks to everyone on the forum who offered advice or shared their experiences.
Best regards.
Thanks for the reply. My take is that nowadays we're pouring half our budget into weaponry, but the real question is whether anything would actually be incurable under those circumstances. Still, I guess greed and curses tend to run deeper than anything else.
My apologies if this is out of line, but I happened to stumble upon this:
Any thoughts? Does anyone here know anything about this?
Any thoughts? Does anyone here know anything about this?
Hello,
My Father-in-law (65 years old) suffered a pulmonary embolism four months ago. He recovered from that, but since then, he’s been on blood thinners and wearing compression stockings. During his follow-ups, various Ultrasounds and CT scans were done, and everything seemed fine—except for his white blood cell count, which was around 25 (though it has dipped slightly to about 20 or 22). Recently, one side of his neck started swelling up, and during a routine blood check, he was hospitalized. A CT scan revealed a 10cm mass that wasn't visible just four months ago. The doctor said it's a tumor in the chest and that it's quite aggressive. Apparently, it's pressing on vessels, which is causing the swelling in his neck and even a bit in his arm.
They performed two biopsies (neck aspirations), but they couldn't determine the exact type of disease. Now, they need to run a third analysis (PHD), which means they’ll likely need to take a larger tissue sample.
Additionally, a bone marrow biopsy was performed at the local hospital from his sternum. We haven't received those results yet, but we've been told they don't look good.
This was supposed to happen last Friday, and then again today, but nothing has happened yet. The doctor says it's out of his hands; he's just waiting on the colleagues in ENT to call the patient in.
In the meantime, the man is just lying there in limbo. They have him on antibiotics and corticosteroids, which have helped reduce the swelling significantly, along with some other meds. But because they don't know the specific type of disease, they can't start the "right" targeted therapy.
Does this process usually take this long? Does anyone have advice on what we should be doing, or do we just have to keep bracing ourselves day by day and waiting for news? 😢
It's incredibly hard to endure all of this, both for the patient and for the family.
The doctor mentioned that the PHD analysis takes a few days...
From where I'm standing, this all feels painfully slow. As a layman, I don't quite grasp it all... going from a zero measurement to a 10cm mass in just four months, followed by biopsy attempts and endless waiting...
I don't know what to expect. They say things aren't good, but they won't give specifics. We're just hoping my Father-in-law can still live a long life and overcome these setbacks.
I've been reading a lot about alternative treatments—things like Chokeberry, Sodium Bicarbonate, or certain oils... but it's so difficult to navigate the sea of information and misinformation out there.
I'm not sure if he should be using any of those things, or even vitamins, until the PHD results are in. There are just so many unknowns.
Some people say avoid this, others say eat that... but I don't know what to watch out for. Right now, he's just eating whatever they serve in the hospital like everyone else.
And how do doctors view all of this? I assume they aren't exactly thrilled. If my Father-in-law decides to seek alternative help, should we even mention it to them?
If anyone has any advice or answers to these questions, I would truly appreciate it.
Best regards.
My Father-in-law (65 years old) suffered a pulmonary embolism four months ago. He recovered from that, but since then, he’s been on blood thinners and wearing compression stockings. During his follow-ups, various Ultrasounds and CT scans were done, and everything seemed fine—except for his white blood cell count, which was around 25 (though it has dipped slightly to about 20 or 22). Recently, one side of his neck started swelling up, and during a routine blood check, he was hospitalized. A CT scan revealed a 10cm mass that wasn't visible just four months ago. The doctor said it's a tumor in the chest and that it's quite aggressive. Apparently, it's pressing on vessels, which is causing the swelling in his neck and even a bit in his arm.
They performed two biopsies (neck aspirations), but they couldn't determine the exact type of disease. Now, they need to run a third analysis (PHD), which means they’ll likely need to take a larger tissue sample.
Additionally, a bone marrow biopsy was performed at the local hospital from his sternum. We haven't received those results yet, but we've been told they don't look good.
This was supposed to happen last Friday, and then again today, but nothing has happened yet. The doctor says it's out of his hands; he's just waiting on the colleagues in ENT to call the patient in.
In the meantime, the man is just lying there in limbo. They have him on antibiotics and corticosteroids, which have helped reduce the swelling significantly, along with some other meds. But because they don't know the specific type of disease, they can't start the "right" targeted therapy.
Does this process usually take this long? Does anyone have advice on what we should be doing, or do we just have to keep bracing ourselves day by day and waiting for news? 😢
It's incredibly hard to endure all of this, both for the patient and for the family.
The doctor mentioned that the PHD analysis takes a few days...
From where I'm standing, this all feels painfully slow. As a layman, I don't quite grasp it all... going from a zero measurement to a 10cm mass in just four months, followed by biopsy attempts and endless waiting...
I don't know what to expect. They say things aren't good, but they won't give specifics. We're just hoping my Father-in-law can still live a long life and overcome these setbacks.
I've been reading a lot about alternative treatments—things like Chokeberry, Sodium Bicarbonate, or certain oils... but it's so difficult to navigate the sea of information and misinformation out there.
I'm not sure if he should be using any of those things, or even vitamins, until the PHD results are in. There are just so many unknowns.
Some people say avoid this, others say eat that... but I don't know what to watch out for. Right now, he's just eating whatever they serve in the hospital like everyone else.
And how do doctors view all of this? I assume they aren't exactly thrilled. If my Father-in-law decides to seek alternative help, should we even mention it to them?
If anyone has any advice or answers to these questions, I would truly appreciate it.
Best regards.