SusanRice

hi sherron,

so sorry to hear about your beloved jim. melanoma really is a nasty beast. my sincere condolences to you and your family. no one should have to go through it. i do know that dad has mets in his stomach, but his oncologist has said they've remained stable  (he hasn't, however, had a  scan since november). i have STRONGLY encouraged for them to bring it up today. thank you for sending me the note. wishing you all the strength! 

Fondly,
susan

hi sherron,

so sorry to hear about your beloved jim. melanoma really is a nasty beast. my sincere condolences to you and your family. no one should have to go through it. i do know that dad has mets in his stomach, but his oncologist has said they've remained stable  (he hasn't, however, had a  scan since november). i have STRONGLY encouraged for them to bring it up today. thank you for sending me the note. wishing you all the strength! 

Fondly,
susan

Thanks Linda! he was doing accupuncture before, as well as seeing a chinese medicine dr and getting vitamin c infusions. interesting that the night sweats only started AFTER he stopped seeing both the accupuncturist and chinese medicine dr. i will suggest it. the hardest part of watching him go through this, is seeing the loss of control. but the one benefit, which i'll take with me forever is that i'm so much closer to him than i ever have been. together, we're stronger 🙂

Thanks Linda! he was doing accupuncture before, as well as seeing a chinese medicine dr and getting vitamin c infusions. interesting that the night sweats only started AFTER he stopped seeing both the accupuncturist and chinese medicine dr. i will suggest it. the hardest part of watching him go through this, is seeing the loss of control. but the one benefit, which i'll take with me forever is that i'm so much closer to him than i ever have been. together, we're stronger 🙂

thanks dian! all of the information you have provided is most helpful! the weirdest thing is, he's not hot. or he doesn't wake up feeling hot. he actually wakes up because he's freezing, probably from lying in soaking bed sheets and clothes no doubt. but the one thing he doesn't complain about is being cold – so getting him to do all of the cold presses etc, will be harder than getting him to even bring this up with the dr 🙂 he's a stubborn man! although my mum can contest to the fact that he is BOILING. she's gone out to get a thermometer and will take his temperature the next time to prove to him that he's actually hot (and not cold like he's been saying). thank you again for getting back to me, most appreciated. good luck in your battle!

thanks dian! all of the information you have provided is most helpful! the weirdest thing is, he's not hot. or he doesn't wake up feeling hot. he actually wakes up because he's freezing, probably from lying in soaking bed sheets and clothes no doubt. but the one thing he doesn't complain about is being cold – so getting him to do all of the cold presses etc, will be harder than getting him to even bring this up with the dr 🙂 he's a stubborn man! although my mum can contest to the fact that he is BOILING. she's gone out to get a thermometer and will take his temperature the next time to prove to him that he's actually hot (and not cold like he's been saying). thank you again for getting back to me, most appreciated. good luck in your battle!

thank you again. i am now reading your blog. amazing story. i will share it with my dad and hopefully we can start to get more PMA!!

thank you again. i am now reading your blog. amazing story. i will share it with my dad and hopefully we can start to get more PMA!!

thank you for posting! i'm curious to know if the night sweats are just something you have to deal with then? Or is there something that you can take? sorry to hear about your friend, but thank you for the heads up. i will make sure my dad knows to bring this up when he sees his oncologist tomorrow. good luck with your battle and stay strong!

thank you for posting! i'm curious to know if the night sweats are just something you have to deal with then? Or is there something that you can take? sorry to hear about your friend, but thank you for the heads up. i will make sure my dad knows to bring this up when he sees his oncologist tomorrow. good luck with your battle and stay strong!