chemotherapy?

My best wishes to you. My mother had chemo and radiation for her breast cancer (7 yr survivor! still alive and kicking). How to prepare? Physically is the easy part. Eat well, get enough sleep, keep moving (some form of exercise, walking, etc). The emotional part is the most difficult. You have already been through at least 2 shocks: finding out about the cancer and then the surgery. The chemo will most likely take care of the cancer, but at the price of nausea, vomiting, fatigue, hair loss, etc. Your physician probably told you all of that already. Having family or friends who can support you and take care of your normal responsibilities (home, family, work) will make it easier for you to focus on getting well (without worrying about them).

Have you looked at alternatives to chemo? you might want to look at a site by a physician who has had success with pancreatic cancer patients, with survival counted in years rather than weeks.

www.dr.gonzalez.com

Dr Gonzalez approach is through nutrition, not poisons (chemo and radiation). Makes for some interesting reading.

Also check out Cancer Treatment Centers of America:

http://www.cancercenter.com/cancer-treatments.cfm?...

also M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

http://www.mdanderson.org/

regrettably, chemotherapy would not continually remedy it, and a "remedy" relies upon on how rapidly it is clinically determined. because it has metastasized to different extreme elements, i'd say her possibilities of survival are minimum,and also you possibly do not have a lot time left. Spend time with her now, and take care of her convenience. at the same time as people say that there are "organic remedies that the medical doctors do no longer communicate of", they are mendacity, and attempting to promote you some thing like a e book or an fairly product. in many situations its a e book, because even besides the undeniable fact that its a lie, it is secure through free speech. while, if someone grow to be promoting an fairly treatment and declaring that it remedies maximum cancers, they may well be sued for making fake and unsafe medical claims. i can not imagine of any reason that a medical professional would prefer to suppress assistance about a remedy for some thing. If there as a remedy, what would forestall a organization from promoting it and making billions of money? do not forget that many drugs all began as "organic" elements found in vegetation. Then researchers isolate the chemical, purify it, learn the outcome it has in the body, and make certain a secure and useful decision of doses. So the concept businesses can not promote some thing that is organic is basically incorrect. base line, I comprehend your want to discover the mythical hidden remedy, besides the undeniable fact that it would not exist. remedies have become more beneficial promising, yet they are all depending on how a lot the most cancers has stepped forward. there'll in all probability not in any respect be a "remedy" for most cancers, till you advise early prognosis and treatment through genetic means to stay away from the most cancers gene from activating in the first position. yet on your mom's case, there is not any longer a lot which may be done. i'm sorry to inform yout this, and that i empathize including your difficulty.

A lady I knew had a Blog that she maintained on the Caring Bridge website. It let her keep in touch and update her family and friends all at once. She posted pictures. She got uplifting email responses from her viewers which I am sure helped to raise her spirits. Check it out. Good luck with your treatments.

Perhaps this may cheer you up, maybe not. Seven years before she died we were told she had only six months to live. They were treasured years.

The patients she met in hospital remained her friends until she died. Most of those doing "chem" with her are alive and kicking!

Don't worry be happy!

Why don't you look for a support group ? There might be one at your hospital and there must be ones on Yahoo Groups.

Good luck.