Liger Watch. Cancer in the Family
9 years ago
Well I thought I'd make a journal about this as it's kind of a big thing for me. Some of you know my dad's been having health troubles. For those that don't. He's had what seemed to be some stomach issues for a while. Monday we went to the ER to get it checked out finally. Just as we were put in a room my dad had a seizure. He came back around after half an hour. His blood sugar levels had crashed. Testing revealed an infection and a mass on his right Kidney. Test for the Seizure confirmed it did no damage and was likely the result of the blood sugar crash. Further testing on the Kidney mass however revealed today though that the mass is definitely cancer and while the Kidney mass is the only one they the cancer may have spread to his lungs and aren't sure if it's Stage 3 or 4 yet.
Needless to say this new information's hit us like a ton of bricks and scared the family. Myself included. Now is a bit of waiting to confirm what stage it is and hope there are treatment options. Not sure what exactly the future holds but time is a LOT more precious now.
Anyway I just needed to get this out to vent. Get it off my chest. Wish us luck guys. Right now we're really hoping for just a little luck.
Needless to say this new information's hit us like a ton of bricks and scared the family. Myself included. Now is a bit of waiting to confirm what stage it is and hope there are treatment options. Not sure what exactly the future holds but time is a LOT more precious now.
Anyway I just needed to get this out to vent. Get it off my chest. Wish us luck guys. Right now we're really hoping for just a little luck.
alexchar1982
~alexchar1982
*hugs* good luck, i know what you're going through, grandfather on second round with cancer, this time in his head.
Lig
~lig
OP
*hugs back.* Thanks. Here's hoping.
Lolorama2
~lolorama2
Hopefully he gets better
Lig
~lig
OP
Thanks I appreciate it.
Zee-Zee
~zee-zee
*hugs* Really sorry to hear it, Liggy...
Lig
~lig
OP
*hugs back.* Thanks a lot ZeeZee. Just went up to see him today. He seems to be doing Ok. But we still need further testing to confirm the cancer stage.
marshallfox.1971
~marshallfox.1971
*hugs you tightly* Sorry to hear about your father, Lig. Hope he gets better real soon.
Lig
~lig
OP
*Hugs back* Thanks bunches Marshall. Yeah we're all hoping that there'll be some treatment options that will be helpful.
sunfish
~sunfish
Damn, thats one of my biggest fears as well. I hope your dad can survive. With the kidney, people can survive with one, so that isn't an issue. I hope the Lungs are less moderate so he can survive. Pulling for you.
Lig
~lig
OP
Thanks I appreciate it. And we still don't know what's what with the lungs. Waiting on the biopsy and as for the Kidney we're not sure what's going to be done with that just yet. Surgery may not be the best option as it could cause it to spread further. So hard to say what's in store for us yet.
shining-fox
~shining-fox
Oh my god...I..I'm so sorry...be honest...my dad had basil cancer on his nose last year...and had failing kidneys. He made a full recovery...but it was way to close...
Lig
~lig
OP
Yeah this kind of thing always hits hard. Since posting this we've had confirmation that it is stage 4 though they can't give us a time frame. It's been a rather busy time of paperwork and running around for this or that.
shining-fox
~shining-fox
well, if you need anything like someone to talk to..I'm always here.
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