Final stages of death cancer
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My cancer doc is concerned that my high calcium levels are indicators of my cancer spreading into my bones. I am having a bone scan on this Thursday coming up. I am usually an upbeat person, but, with my 3 year anniversary coming up this makes me very nervous. Most people live about this long after finding out they have OVCA. Is it common for this type of cancer to go to the bones. Everything I have read doesn't indicate this... it indicates more organ mets.
she was diagnosed 4 years ago with the beginning of cirrhosis. the final stages of hepc include cirrhosis of the liver (fluid buildup in abdomen, water on the brain which leads to confusion, bleeding from mouth, sleep alot, flip flop of days and nights, etc) and flare ups of hep c which include temp, open sores, flu like symptoms, itchy skin.Eventually they will fall into a coma. hope this helps. have him evaluated. they can do a liver biospy to determine whether or not his liver is effected.
When it became evident that she was in the final stages and gasping for breath they administered morphine, orally, then a suppository, then orally again. It all happened so fast but when the last dose was given I was overwhelmed. Thankfully she lived for an additional 4 hours becasue I know now that I would have had a hand in her death by giving them permission to ease her pain. But I am left was such anguish that I could have helped to end her life. How do I cope with this feeling?
Cirrhosis is a 6 on the Ishak system that was used to assess the amount of liver damage. It is the final stage of liver disease that can be assessed using a biopsy. There are no "stages of cirrhosis" from on any biopsy scoring method. Only stage 6 on the Ishak and stage 4 on Metavir.
Your liver disease was assessed at a 2. You have minimal liver damage at this time. In fact since your liver damage is only beginning you could wait for future treatments if you desired.
My father is in the final stages of dementia. He can no longer hold anything or walk. He quit speaking about 4 years ago. I just was recently told that he no longer chews. This has been for about 6 weeks. His food is thickened so he can swallow it. He has lost about 20 pounds in 5 months. His albumin level is 2.7, and 2.5 is sometimes the criteria for hospice care. My question is, how much longer before he loses his ability to swallow?
what are the final stages of hepc? My boyfriend was diagnosed with hepc,cirrohis,liver lesions and low platelets (they weren't able to increase them in the hospital). The local hospital here said they couldn't do a liver biopsy because it was to dangerous and they weren't sure about him going to another hospital because he has no medical insurance and can't get any.
There are actually only 4 stages that are used to describe the advancement of breast cancer. Stage 4 is when the cancer has spread to other organs and/or tissues such as the brain, bone, liver or lungs. It is stated that Stage 4 has a 5 year survival rate of only 16%. Please keep in mind that this varies according to the location of the metastisis. I personally know of survivors of many years with mets to the bone.
He was in extreme pain too, but I believe at the time had stopped drinking. My Father died of Chirrosis of the liver and Lung Cancer, so I can understand your concerns and frustration with trying to help your loved one. regarding the Hepatits C, I knew a friend in College with this Disease. He contacted it through unprotected sex with male partner. His Physician put him on Interfuron but it only put the disease in a remission and it's not a cure.
With news like this everyone is scared, and that is fine. Even if you are found to have cancer there are different types of cancer and stages or grades of cancer. A lot of your outcome will depend on the size of the tumor, whether the tumor cells are well differentiated meaning they are slow growing and almost complete in structure or poorly differentiated meaning they are not well organized and grow faster, whether you have positive lymph nodes, perineural invasion, etc.
I have been told by my Dr. that I am in the begining stages of cirrousis of the liver do to haveing Active Hep B sence 1997. I have been on Epivir for two years plus had kemo and rads for Hodgkins cancer during the last 3 years. I am starting to feel very sick and in pain. I got a list of my CBC's and what sticks out is that my white cells are at 2.2 and dropping. The Dr. is doing nothing for me and now I am getting very ill.
lists nausea, vomiting, indigestion, excess gas, diarrhea and abdominal pain as commonly experienced discomforts in the final stages of cirrhosis. A condition known as ascites contributes to discomfort. Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Discomforts caused by this condition include pressure, bloating, a full feeling, tightness of the skin, shortness of breath and pain- This is why she looks nine months pregnant. Treatment to remove the fluid is called “Paracentesis”.
Hospice does its best to prevent suffering from the pain of cancer, and methadone is an excellent pain medication.
Morphine is preferred for the treatment of COPD because a doctor can better control its effect on breathing, however, both morphine and methadone work in similar ways -- it is just that methadone suppresses the breathing longer. At end of life, it doesn't matter much which medication you use.
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