Hello everyone I am 21 years old, my reason for this post is because I wanna see if anyone has similar or stories thay could help me during these tough times. My mom is 43 and she was diagnosed with an encapsulated cancer tumor 6 years ago. She did not do anything about it since she was dealing with kidney removal surgery at the time. Currently on Dyalisis as well. The tumor didnt seem to bother her at all for those six years. She did not even proceed to surgery because she was weak due to her kidney treatments and had her two small children (now 8 and 11) and me, and my dad of course.
Well on my graduation day which was May, my mom went into the shower and when she came out she could not stop coughing blood and her nose was bleeding, her chest sounded so bad and she could not breathe. It was scary. She went to emergencies and was sent back home. Then two days later went again and was diagnosed with bronchitis. Then at her dyalisis it got so bad she would throw up clots of blood, in which she was diagnosed with pneumonia at the new hospital. She was weak and on oxygen. But the doctor wanted to dismiss her until the oncologist noticed her records indicated a tumor before so she sent her for a bronchoscopy.
The night prior me and my siblings went to see her, and she was so weak and could barely breather but she continued to smile. I ate with her and she hugged all of us. It felt odd. That next morning she had the bronchoscopy and immediately was sent to ICU. My dad called us and told us to see her in case of anything because she was bad.
As the week went by, my mother was intubated and sedated while receiving dyalisis. It was alot on her. It was painful seeing my dad, and my little siblings seeing her in pain. The tumor was biopsed and said to be cancerous but treatable. The bleeding did not seem to stop so every day there was less hope. Also surgery was too risky for her.
A week after she was finally taken to a new hospital and had a thoracotomy. I had said goodbye to her because it all was too risky. But my mom is a warrior and did it. Even receiving dyalisis after surgery. They took off the lower lobe and she stayed there( ICU) for another 10 days. Through her delirium and pain she was finally out. Now she has been home for a month and doing amazing despite her dyalisis. She does her everyday activities and I cannot thank God enough for this miracle.
I now live in anxiety though, because I am scared of losing her. We have an appointment with the oncologist this week and I am scared of the surgery results. Losing my mom is something I never want, and with her dyalisis in the line this would just be too much. If she needs treatment. Anyone has gonenthrough the surgery? And do you follow up with the oncologist? I called and she said she didnt need to see me yet, she said in a month. Now the time has come and I am so scared of knowing about the cancer. Would the doctors have seen it before during her stay? I just need help because I constantly cry and just hug her everyday. I cannot stay away because I love her so much. Sorry for long post.
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