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SetH |
posted on 4th Jul 18 at 12:19 |
Was Jill a real person or a Jimmy Bennet creation? | |
SetH |
posted on 8th Nov 07 at 09:19 |
Thanks Jill and everyone else :) | |
Jill |
posted on 8th Nov 07 at 08:56 |
quote: Ovarian cancer is quite an aggressive tumour if it's not caught in the early stages. The TNM grading of the tumour can classify this and denote the stage of the tumour etc. Obviously if it is a high grade then the tumour can form metastasis and spread via the lymphatic system to pretty much anywhere in the body. With ovarian cancer the common secondary sites are colon, diaphragm and stomach. With metastasis the prognosis is not good and therefore chemotherapy is often used as a palliative care measure for the patient and help control the tumour and even further spread. Obviously the chemotherapy will not cure the patient in this case but it is a better contol measure than not treating the patient with chemo and the tumour spreading and spreading to other areas until their body becomes riddled with tumours and die a horrible no doubt painful death, more so than they would under chemtherapy treatment. Hope that makes sence. JILL :wave: | |
lozarus |
posted on 8th Nov 07 at 00:44 |
i had cancer when i was 13. i was serriously ill but all the docs kept on telling me that i had an ion defficiency, basically i needed to eat more red meat and drink guinness sooo i done all that and still no better. when on holiday in devon i got so ill i had to go hospital and it werent untill then that they found a lump in my arm, one thing led to another and before i knew it i was in the Royal Marsden hotel in sutton, a specialist cancer hospital. Turned out i had 4 tumors. 4 months in hospital on a chemo course later and i had finished the course of chemotherapy which tbh is rather intense, makes you feel even more rough than you already feel, which is like no other feeling in the world! and i was given the all clear!.... | |
bigdan |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 23:49 |
my dadsbest mate had a about 6 months worth of chemo in a week couldnt get out of bed all week. they were trying to shrink it down but he died of a bloodclot causing a heart attack through lying in bed :( | |
Robin |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 23:38 |
quote: That'd be the case with or without it really :( | |
RS6 |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 23:36 |
Patients are asked if they want to have chemo treatment, because in most cases when the diagnosis looks bad, it can often make things worse and make the cancer spread even more rapidly, it can help early on in treatment but the choice is there for the patient to make. | |
andy1868 |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 23:31 |
last year my grandma was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, i don't know fully what treatments she had, but chemo was one of them. she was later given the all clear. | |
SetH |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 23:30 |
i think its quite far gone, apparantly ovarian cancer is really hard to detect. They have been down all routes relating to bowel etc, she went in for hysterectomy and thats when they discovered it. | |
gavin18787 |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 22:06 |
Im not up on all of the ethical issues but I prepare alot of the chemo cytotoxic drugs where I work so can get you any info to that side of it if you want :) | |
James_DT |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 21:04 |
One of the guys at work has just started chemo. He had the tumor removed successfully, the chemo is just to get the odd cancerous cells that have gone walkabouts. It's not affected him too badly, just a bit of tiredness so far. His was caught early though- there's no point if it's too far settled and it's not going to make it better. It drags out the suffering and the heavier chemo makes people feel worse. | |
Robin |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 20:59 |
quote: No? :| | |
ed |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 20:57 |
quote:That's the problem with modern medicine :( Did you ever see the thing about the guy who had a mechanical heart fitted? | |
Hammer |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 20:56 |
In the case of a mentally incapacitated individual it changed from an enduring power of attorney EPA's that had dealt with property and affairs to lasting power of attorney LPA's that have the decision making process when it comes to someone's personal welfare that includes healthcare. So basically if she is recieving chemo without an appointed LPA and she doesn't have the capacity to make the decision herself i think it then falls on the medical staffs common sense/better judgement. | |
mattk |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 20:55 |
My nans just gone through it, she had the type were the hair doesnt fall out, | |
Brett |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 20:49 |
quote: and? Did she survive? | |
Robin |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 20:38 |
They do it to keep people alive for longer, which I agree is cruel. | |
BlueCorsa |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 20:36 |
Nobody can give consent on behalf of another adult (regardless of their mental state) IIRC, unless they have power of attorney (or that new thing that is equivalent to it, can't remember what it's called). Basically in that case, the doctor decides in the best interests of the patient. | |
SetH |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 20:30 |
Ok thanks for that guys. | |
CorsAsh |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 20:27 |
It can prevent the spread and secondaries I think, something along those lines anyway. My nan and her husband had/is having chemo, I think it's a case of giving them as long as possible. | |
BlueCorsa |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 20:25 |
Usually where there is metastases (cancer that has spread), the prognosis isn't good (i.e. survival is rare). The chemo might just be to prolong life as long as possible by keeping the tumours under control. | |
Cosmo |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 20:25 |
Normally down to the patient if they want to take the risk of being ill for the final days of their life with a small hope of curing it, or have a (kinda) happy last days and not be in the pain of trying to find a cure. | |
SetH |
posted on 7th Nov 07 at 20:21 |
Before i go googling reems of information i just wondered if anyone was clued up on chemotherapy and what it involves. |