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Hi @daniela033 Your dad is lucky to have someone helping out with his care. He likely will continue downhill for a few more days as most of us didn’t bounce back until two or three weeks after radiation ended. With that, I probably shouldn’t say “bounce”, it’s more like a very slow rise.
Within a few weeks things should begin to get better but expect odd things to crop up occasionally. Mouth sores, nerve issues, muscle spasms and the like are all part of the recovery. Good healing and don’t hesitate to seek help on these pages.
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Thank you, William. Our rad onc warned us that things will get worse for a bit. He’s already experiencing the muscle spasms, which started as severe hiccups and now progressed to pulmonary spasms. He is also experiencing nerve issues in the form of numbness, tingling, jittery feelings. I think we will try the gabapentin again for that to see how it works. His oncologist said cisplatin is well known to cause this. Ugh.
Thank you for your confidence and your kind words. It is definitely stressful.
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Hi William, thank you too for this information. We have no idea what to expect after the treatments are finished April 10. Can't come soon enough...
My husband has great ambitions to be on the golf course in May... Oh I hope but most unlikely...
Keeping positive!