sassenach Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I'm pretty jarred by it. He was diagnosed with colon cancer 3 weeks ago. Just 40 years old. He started chemo this week, and I don't know the exact chain of events, but he passed out, then was put into a medically induced coma, then died. All within 2 or 3 days. I know this is the nature of chemo, but I've never personally experienced it going so bad, so quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 :crying: Whatever happened, I'm so sorry to hear that he died. :( That's just awful. I'm so sorry. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insertcreativenamehere Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 So very sorry. My dad was on some pretty terrible chemo and it nearly killed him, too. :( Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Wow, how sudden and sad. :( DH spent weeks in ICU at the beginning of his treatment. (Internal bleeding + blood clot in lungs + pneumonia...all side effects of his chemo, but without it, he wouldn't be alive now.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Chemo has a small Therapeutic window to balance. I'm sorry. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Too young. I'm so sorry. My FIL had a reaction to chemo and died quite quickly. DH had just graduated from med school, and I know he always wondered if he could have saved him. My Dad had a horrible reaction to Rituxin. Luckily it happened quite quickly after they administered it, so he got to the ER in time. I was told that the first chemo drugs came from the chemical warfare of the first world war (mustard gas, et.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 That happened to a friend of mine. She had surgery and was doing well, then started chemo as a follow up and it destroyed her lungs. She wasn't responsive to the drugs that are used when people have that reaction to the chemo and she was gone after just a few days. It was incredibly disorienting for everyone around her who had been pulling for her and thought she was headed for full remission. Exactly what happened last month to someone I've known forever. Even when she was in the coma in ICU the doc said they'd use a lower dose of chemo next time. I'm thinking NEXT TIME? It was so clear she wasn't going to survive. I felt so bad for her family because the doc had been so optimistic upon diagnosis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 That happened to a friend of mine. She had surgery and was doing well, then started chemo as a follow up and it destroyed her lungs. She wasn't responsive to the drugs that are used when people have that reaction to the chemo and she was gone after just a few days. It was incredibly disorienting for everyone around her who had been pulling for her and thought she was headed for full remission. Same with my husband's middle brother. He had a recurrence of Hodgkin's, and his wife was pregnant with their first child. So he agreed to something new and more aggressive. It destroyed his lungs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I'm so sorry. That happened to someone I knew, too. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 :grouphug: I'm so sorry. Things like this are heartbreaking for all who knew him reminding us just how quickly things can change. Many of the kids he taught/coached have to be in shock. I hope someone is helping them through it. :grouphug: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMS83 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Coast Sue Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Hugs. I'm so sorry that happened. It's like we've got these medical advancements that give so much hope for a cure, but then you see how the drugs like chemo can kill someone more quickly than the cancer that it's treating. It's so sad and not so advanced after all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I'm sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 This happened to my 36 year old cousin. Diagnosed and started chemo. First treatment in died. It was awful. I am so sorry for you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballmom Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I'm so sorry. Sending prayers for his family and for you and his community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 That's so awful. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I am so incredibly sorry!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) :grouphug: :grouphug: I’m sorry for your son’s loss. My Dad’s friend has permanent lung and nerve damage from chemo, too. :( My friend’s mom passed away this week from lung problems... after surviving cancer and chemo treatments a few years back. Edited October 15, 2017 by fraidycat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I am so sorry. :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 ladybugs Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I am sorry that this has happened. I had a high school teacher get diagnosed in the school year, missed most of the year and died the following summer. It is always bad when someone dies of anything. My husband has studied cures for diseases (he was a pharma research scientist till it imploded in this country). He told me that chemo is like holding a gun to your head and telling the cancer "I am going to pull the trigger unless you die!!" For me I know it sure felt that way. I was feeling fine when diagnosed, then I got chemo and felt like crap (I have more colorful language to use but trying to keep this PG). Chemo is poison. It is poisoning the cancer hopefully before it poisons the person (as it did in my case). That is not to say it isn't good, but I am sure in 100 years people will be horrified over what we did to try to save people from cancer. However from this end of things, I would rather have it then not. Again I am sorry for the loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I have two immediate family members who are alive, fifteen years later, because the chemo did kill the cancer. The treatment is hard, especially at the beginning, because they are trying to kill the cancer off quickly before it can mutate. I am very sorry to hear of those who could not tolerate the chemo treatments and passed away. Unfortunately, doing nothing isn't an option, and those that I know of who chose natural healing all deteriorated quickly as well. Cancer is truly a terrible disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I am so sorry for your loss. This is why I support the right of all human beings to choose what to do with their own bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I'm so sorry. It's terrible that there aren't better treatment options by now. One of the very energetic ladies at church who is spending her retirement volunteering in different church ministries and as courtwatch escort for DV victims is going through chemo and she's a shadow of her usual self. I pray that it is effective. She's a tough lady, but it's been so hard in her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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