| Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 | Oh Connie, I sure feel for you!!! Nobody should be treated like that. Unfortunately cancer can bring out the best and the worst in some people. Unfortunately it is very possible he is feeling terrible already. But its unlikely in my opinion anyone who is feeling that badly is able to drive to get fast food. It could be a tv commercial that prompted the craving or maybe he thought having some fast food would be easy to eat, who knows. You are correct, you need to take care of you so Id advise dont waste your time trying to figure him out. During treatments anything he can eat is a good thing so at least he's doing something positive that he needs to do by eating high calorie fast food. Id be very surprised if he was capable of doing this in another week, 2 or 3 as the effects of treatments will really begin to hit him. If your husband is taking strong pain meds he shouldnt be driving. At that point the further along he goes with his treatments the more difficult it will become. If hes having a good day, get him to sign the HIPPA permission forms to allow his doctors to talk to you about his case. You do not want to be towards the end of rads and not know anything or how to handle him if he is very ill due to only going by his shred of reality he's telling you. Plus, many patients will lose their voice for a little while making communication even harder.
Hang in there!!! ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive |