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Metastatic breast cancer, in bones: Trouble eating

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Aug 14, 2019 | Replies (19)
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@colleenyoung

Oh @baby99, that must've been a blow to hear yesterday on top of everything else. Did you get a chance to call about local palliative care? I highly recommend palliative care. They are trained specialists in symptom management and can help you not only deal with the effects of osteopenia, pain and nutrition, they can help you with dealing the stress. This is includes that stress you feel about your husband's health too. You are bearing a heavy load.

May I ask, is your oncologist visit in 2 weeks at Mayo Clinic? If yes, which location. I can possibly suggest additional resources at Mayo that you might find helpful. If no, where is your cancer center? (Only answer if you're comfortable sharing.)

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baby99 | @baby99 | Jun 5, 2019

Thanks Colleen, Yes both of us signed up for palliative on yesterday, June 4th. I am hoping that it will help with all going on with us. Stress is my worse problem now, I know it is my eating problem from problems over years with GERD and IBS. I am hopeful that they can help some. Still trying more natural foods, helping some but still not enough food being eaten but still no hunger. Have monthly labs on Friday. Worried numbers will be high I feel stressful already. Some days I am my worse problem with how I am not handling all this. Pray daily for help. My appointment is at local cancer center next Monday., and worried doctor will not be happy with decisions I am making, but it is my life. Will let you know.
Thanks for giving me a place to vent. My best friend passed away of pancreatic cancer a couple of years ago and I miss our daily contact and leaning on each other to get through bad times. She got me through my first cancer and could make me laugh no matter how I felt. Could use that now but mostly tears around here now. Today is my 76th birthday and I feel every year. Not much joy anymore. No Golden years in this house. Thanks

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