http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-07-24-cancer-treatment/metastatic-liver-cancer-end-symptoms/ Clear info, support, survivors and treatment of secondary liver cancer. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:32:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-07-24-cancer-treatment/metastatic-liver-cancer-end-symptoms/comment-page-1/#comment-62463 Metastatic liver cancer » How Billy passed away: what the doctors don’t tell you about metastatic liver cancer Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/?p=504#comment-62463 [...] Metastatic liver cancer end symptoms  [...] [...] Metastatic liver cancer end symptoms  [...]

 ]]> http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/2008-07-24-cancer-treatment/metastatic-liver-cancer-end-symptoms/comment-page-1/#comment-50259 Kistan2 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.metastaticlivercancer.org/?p=504#comment-50259 Yes - one of the things my husband enjoyed in life was his food. Once the cancer took over his enjoyment was severely diminished as he could no longer tolerate the after-effects of eating. He was plagued with major gas and stomach pain. After every meal he would retreat to the bedroom and wait for the gas & pain that eventually came. As for the confusion - as Billy reached the last weeks of his life, he became so loopy. And this was from a man who would pore over things in a methodical and logical way. It was heartbreaking to see his mind become muddled and he would repeat things over and over again. I tried to break into his confused state of mind by trying to get him to focus but he would just keep saying things over and over again. I think his pain medication contributed to his poor mental state too. The hardest part of this all was that my husband eventually had to use diapers because of his erratic bowel movements. Towards the end, I would help him to the bathroom, wait while he struggled to move his bowels and then help him put another diaper back on. He was also had ascites which caused him the shakes and tremors. All in all, it was not pleasant for him. Yes – one of the things my husband enjoyed in life was his food. Once the cancer took over his enjoyment was severely diminished as he could no longer tolerate the after-effects of eating. He was plagued with major gas and stomach pain. After every meal he would retreat to the bedroom and wait for the gas & pain that eventually came.
As for the confusion – as Billy reached the last weeks of his life, he became so loopy. And this was from a man who would pore over things in a methodical and logical way. It was heartbreaking to see his mind become muddled and he would repeat things over and over again. I tried to break into his confused state of mind by trying to get him to focus but he would just keep saying things over and over again. I think his pain medication contributed to his poor mental state too.
The hardest part of this all was that my husband eventually had to use diapers because of his erratic bowel movements. Towards the end, I would help him to the bathroom, wait while he struggled to move his bowels and then help him put another diaper back on. He was also had ascites which caused him the shakes and tremors. All in all, it was not pleasant for him.

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