eva1964

I dont want to paint a dark shadow on the diagnosis, but my father had lung cancer, left lung upper lobe, he went through the radiation, chemo, then was in remission, so they said, that lasted two weeks, believe me when I say Doctors arent God, so they dont really tell someone, "YOUR DYING", they will tell the patient, theres this chemo this radiation, and true if it is Gods will then thy will be done, But they push the radiation, chemo and new experiments... to give hope to the patient, when in the truth light of the darkness the inevitable is very slim of remission, Miracles do happen, I might sound negative, But seeing what my father went through and just wanting the Doctors to tell him what to expect, they wouldnt even give him the truth, He was dying and there was no hope, but hey will push anything try new things, and maybe by experimenting on this person and the next we might find a cure, something that will work. Now my father had fluid drained by needle three times within one month the fourth and final time they inserted the chest tube and got 15oo cc and then did the talc wash, he lived four weeks, and that was it. The cancer was already all over, spreading , but hey what happend to the remission, oh well that was only a two week miracle, All my father wanted to know was how long, I had to tell my father. Dad you are weak, because you are dying, and I am so sorry , I miss him so much, the grief is just hitting me. I try to think positive, as I snuggled up to him and held him when he took his last breath, I want so much to take my anger out on the doctors, the one his oncologist who , when my father asked him what do I do, How bad is it, The doctor said, I already told you let me right it down for you. All my dad wanted was the truth, but legalities, you know they have to try, The new drug Irresa, a miracle pill, . I am having a bad day, but to answer your question, the talc method did work, for my father, he never had to go back and have any fluid drained off it is supposed to be a good procedure, good luck and God bless to all Eva