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My dad has a mass on bladder and kidney not functioning
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update and question- my dads still awaiting treatment for the three new spots of cancer In abdomen found. The proton therapy was denied by insurance the doctors are trying to plead his case so now he is still waiting for approval. My question is he has asked his regular Physician -his cancer doc and the surgeon who removed his bladder- he has not received an answer- even he has this pain across his stomach which causes him to have to take two asprins every day. He wants to stop taking them but the pain wont stop and he cant get answers no one seems to take it seriously. Ive been researching and i was thinking maybe scar tissue pain or adhesions? I sent the info on to him he said it sounded just like his pain. He goes back to regular doc tomorrow i told him he needs to bring them up to his doctor. He has had kidney bladder and former hernia surgeries and prostate cancer. Geeze-o-pete! It could be scar tissue... any thoughts?
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@formydad This is not a topic I am well versed on but my mother had adhesions and I know they can be painful. It is certainly worth mentioning to the doctor. Sometimes the person with the symptoms ends up knowing more than a typical doctor because they had a personal interest in it and tend to research it thoroughly. When I was a migraine sufferer and read everything I could find on migraines one of the things I read was that sufferers of migraines often know more than most doctors on that topic unless the doctor specializes in migraines. I think this probably holds true for many health problems.
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@formydad Definitely he needs to bring it up to his dr, and keep insisting on this pain being addressed. It erodes his spirit to not have it resolved. Very well could be scar tissue, and perhaps that can be fixed [I don't know about how to do that]. Good for you for asking us, and continuing to be such a support for him. How are you, your mom and dad, doing?
Ginger