Cancer has returned in our family—this time spreading to the lungs, though it started as colon cancer. They’ve already operated on one lung metastasis and removed a lymph node, but there's still one left in the abdomen that they plan to tackle with chemotherapy.
Since we're dealing with an older loved one who is struggling immensely with the mental toll of all this—and because the doctors have been giving us such incredibly vague information—I'm reaching out here to see if anyone can help.
The big question is about the treatment itself; she says this chemo will be different from the standard stuff, since she has to stay in the hospital for 48 hours after every single infusion.
The doctor mentioned this to her before heading off to the coast—apparently, they're still waiting on some official approvals from the Department of Health—and now she's just spiraling because she has no idea what kind of chemo this actually entails.
Does anyone know anything about this type of treatment?
Since we're dealing with an older loved one who is struggling immensely with the mental toll of all this—and because the doctors have been giving us such incredibly vague information—I'm reaching out here to see if anyone can help.
The big question is about the treatment itself; she says this chemo will be different from the standard stuff, since she has to stay in the hospital for 48 hours after every single infusion.
The doctor mentioned this to her before heading off to the coast—apparently, they're still waiting on some official approvals from the Department of Health—and now she's just spiraling because she has no idea what kind of chemo this actually entails.
Does anyone know anything about this type of treatment?