 | Archive - November 2006 We nearly lost our only child!!Posted Nov-25-06 19:09:17 PST We nearly lost our only child, our son Nathan, as he has a very rare lung cancer!! On Nov 14th I took him to the ER as he was having chest pains over his right lung area. They did an xray, and it came out completely whited out on that side. So, they did a catscan....low and behold, his right lung had collapsed!!! So, they sent him to the hospital in Peoria and immediately was put into intensive care. The next day they got ready to do surgery....they got as far as putting in the drainage tubes and the trake, then it happened..he went into carcinoid crisis!!! His BP went sky high.....320/206.....his heart rate up over 240 and his respiration plummited below 50.....the anesthesiologist said she had a very hard time bringing him back....and that he was a very lucky young man!!! The surgeon did not dare to attempt taking out the lung now...my son was in CVICU for 7 days.....then went to a regular room in cardio vascular unit.....We were able to bring him home wedn night before thanksgiving....but he has to go back to the hospital for surgery next week!!! They are building up his system, and will try the surgery again!!! EVeryone please pray for him....he is my only son, my only child, my life......pray pray pray pray pray!!!! During the time of his carcinoid crisis, the tumor sucreeted some kind of enzyme or hormone into the adrenal gland...now the doctors are worried that the cancer can spread. I'm totally spent!! Running on pure adrenolin!! I can't sleep, can't eat.....I've been putting out donation cans everywhere I can think of locally....trying to do all I can for him....he's only 25 years old...so St. Judes, and Schriners won't help him...he's no longer a child....but a very young adult, with so-so insurance...now the insurance company is not wanting to cover the one hospital bill as they are not on their list of preferred providers.....one battle after the next....does it ever end??? Is there ever peace of mind??? Just because he's 25 doesn't mean he's fully capable of taking care of himself....he's scared, and rightly so as he nearly died.....the bills are piling in.....and I'm new to this...and don't know where to turn for some help for him....he made too much money for public aid...so he's somewhere inbetween a rock and a hard place....then to top things off, it's been a month and he still hasn't received any of his short-term disability money.....Does anyone have any ideas on where we can turn for him? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!!! I only have a couple Barbie Ornaments on ebay right now....all proceeds from all my auctions are going to my son!! So hopefully someone will purchase these ornaments. Thanks for letting me vent....Happy Thanksgiving to All.... Jaztnr2 My 25 year old son had Lung Cancer!!!Posted Nov-02-06 21:35:18 PST I can't believe my 25 year old son has lung cancer!!! He was diagnosed a couple of weeks ago....then it was confirmed just Monday, as they sent the biopsy to Mayo Clinic for a second opinion!!! Now he has to have 2/3rds of his right lung removed!!! I'm so frightened for him....yet my hands are tied and I feel helpless 'cuz there isn't one darned thing I can do about it!!! He had a PET scan done yesterday...cross your fingers and toes that they don't find more cancer elsewhere!!! My son is my only child....I'm feeling quite devistated right now....but have to keep up a brave front for him!!! I've been drowning my sorrows in leftover halloween candies....not the smartest thing I could do, considering I'm diabetic....but none-the-less, the chocolate has helped a bit!! Everyone keeps telling me to have faith......hmmmm.....kind of hard now....I seem to have a big chip on my shoulder where God is concerned.... if he is all good and caring...why does he allow this to happen to my child? I'm fairly numb right now with the entire "faith" issue. I know I shouldn't be....but it's hard...it's really hard. We have had more than our share of hardships this year.....this one takes the cake!!! Keep us in your prayers!!! Cindy |
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