My dad has lung cancer which has spread to his spine. He also has heart problems!


Question: My dad has lung cancer which has spread to his spine!. He also has heart problems!. !?
My dad has had diverted colitus which he has been treated for and has now perforated into peritinitus and they say they can,t operate because of everything else he has wrong with him!. They noticed a shadow on the lungs in 2006 and nothing was done!. Now in April this year they said he has lung cancer but only small!. From then till now they done nothiing only tests which took 5 months, by the time they were going to give him radiotherapy his diverted colitus burst into peritinitus and now they can,t do anything!. when he,s not in pain he is so alert and looks brilliant!. they are only killing the pain and not treated anything!. Now they have said if he has a heart attack they are just gonna let his heart stop and not revive!. He is now getting more and more stressed now because they have told him this!. Who has the right to play god!. He should also be in a different hospital who specialise in this sort of thing,Www@Answer-Health@Com


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Wow!. First, please accept my sympathies on behalf of your dad for what he is going through!. I can't imagine what he's thinking or feeling right now!. Second, if you don't already have full copies of all his medical records regarding all of this, get them!. I think you should seek a second opinion immediately and perhaps speak with a lawyer as well!. There is no excuse for the shoddy treatment your father has received from these supposed medical professionals and something should be done as soon as possible before it's too late!.

I wish you and your family the best of luck going through all of this with your dad!. I and my family will be saying prayers for you all!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I know it is hard to accept!. My mother died of lung cancer and I also lost a friend in her fifties but they know what they are doing!. His heart probably wouldn't cope with the anaesthetic!. You are entitled to a second opinion, my friend had one but unfortunately it didn't change the prognosis!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

The final decisions of his life rest with him or his power of attorney!. The doctors cant say that they wont do anything if he has a heart attack!. My late husband had stage 4 non small cell lung cancer!. When he was in the hospital the last time and I knew he was not going to make it more than a few days I told them not to save him if he had a heart attack!.Ask Dad what he wants!. Get that in writing!. If the hospital wont cooperate then yes he should be in another that will!.I am sorry that you have to go through this!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Are you in the UK!? If so, speak to Macmillen Support firstly!. Then ask for a meeting with your Dad and his consultant, and ask any questions you might have!. I'm not trying to make excuses for what might have been poor care, but sometimes the Consultant can help to put the decisions made into some perspective, and may also give you further options as to where to go from here!. Www@Answer-Health@Com





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