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Should I still keep this appointment?

My dad was diagnosed just two weeks ago with aggressive Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma. It's fast growing and if you are compromised, the doctor does not want to do chemo Bec it is often fatal..even low dose. But he had told us two weeks ago maybe another doctor would do it. To get a second opinion if we wanted. So I got another doctor opinion, but at the same hospital. He was more experienced and also said, in more cases than not the chemo will kill the patient before they just went naturally.

My sister thought we should get a third opinion from a separate facility. (Our family member is a oncology doctor and she believes he would possibly have the cancer controlled on low dose, even being compromised. She also said get another opinion)

We have a video call in three days, it took a week to set it up. But now my dad's getting worse, he's moved from the hospital into hospice two days ago. Just two days ago he was pretty alert and only rested a bit. Today he's been asleep my whole visit and very abrasive, refusing any drink or food. Saying let me rest. He's never ever acted this way. He's getting more fatigued from the cancer. Do I keep the third opinion appointment? My sister says yes it took her a while just to register him at a different facility. But I am 99 percent certain it will be no chemo, as an opinion. He has still fluid in lungs and can barely stay awake. What do you think?
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Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
I can't really tell you what to do but I would not go.
When my husband was in his last stages he didn't eat or drink and he mostly slept ,one day he stopped talking ;it is all part of the process and it is normal.
Chemo is very hard on your body even in younger and not as advance patients.
We chose not to get chemo because the cancer was so advanced and we knew it would cause him more suffering than either of us wanted him to have in his final days.
Coralmist · 41-45, F
@Justmeraeagain Same experience here. It's so sad, to be this rapid. No one deserves this. Ty so much🌸. I don't believe keeping the video appointment makes sense.
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
@Coralmist
It is very hard.
I am sorry your family has to go through this.