my mom's treatment story

[lajuli]

hello..

my mom diagonised with stage 4 cancer in may2010...before that she has drained water from lungs...she had her hystercomy..sorry abt he spell mistakes..she did take 6 chemo cycles...before first chemo her ca 125 was 3170...after first chemo her ca 125 was 517..n after all the chemos her ca 125 was normal..it was 14.2....its been three months n she is going to ve her normal checkup in feb 2011...
jus wanna know wat sort of checkups will be there..and...if her ca 125 will be normal range ..wat will her life expectancy....n can it b cured....its been so many days still she vent got her hair back..means very light n few hair she is having....?only problem is she is complaining abt is not having gud sleep n sometimes her stomach feels bloated..n motions r not cleared...

is it possible that after taking chemo again water can b filled in stomach n chest...plz plz i wanna all these...

thanks

[lajuli]

thank u..

[dian07]

Nobody can tell you what your mom's life expectancy is.....nobody knows that.
Having her CA125 that low is always a great and hopeful sign.
Some of us take longer to get our hair back.....mine returned but much, much thinner and no longer curly......I miss that hair and those curls!
If your mom is having trouble sleeping she needs to discuss that with her medical team....there are meds they can prescribe for her.
My check-ups consisted of blood work, a physical exam and sometimes a scan.....it depended on how far I was out from chemo and how long since the last scan.
She also needs to discuss her feeling bloated in her abdomen.
Maybe you should consider going with her to her checkup in Feb. so you can hear what her doc tells her and you could also get answers to your questions.  I think it's always good to have someone with us when we see our medical team as two sets of ears seems to remember more!
I wish you and your mom the very best.
Peace.
dian