My grandmother is dying of Pancreatic Cancer and wishes to know what the implications for her wellbeing will be as the cancer progresses, ie. How much pain, what sort of muscle deterioration, will there be mental deterioration, what areas of her body will she lose function of. There is also some possibilityn of the cancer spreading to her liver or kidneys. She is unwilling to speak to her doctor about this for a variety of reasons so I am hoping to find this information on the internet but I am having difficulty wading through endless articles about how cancer spreads, proper treatments, technical details etc. I really need to be pointed in the direction of articles which deal specifically with the physical implications for the patient of Pancreatic, Liver and Kidney cancer as it reaches its final stages. Thanks

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My grandmother is 89 and we are waiting for word if she is going to need kidney dialysis. She walks with a walker, long stints she needs a wheel chair. She goes to bed at 9pm and sleeps until 12pm, after that she naps and reads in the chair for the day. She has ahlsheimers, dimensia and high blood pressure. This decision might have to be made for her in the end. I would like an professional opinion on how hard this treatment is on the elderly?

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I’ve had one before and the pain was sudden and intense. My grandmother is having pain which sounds similar but it has been increasing over the past week. Initially she was relatively pain free except for acute attacks. Now it seems that she is in a fair amount of pain all of the time (one accute attack last night but I don’t think any today). Heat/hot showers help (as they did with mine) but I can’t find anything that says that the pain of a kidney stone would build like that over time. She doesn’t go back to the dr. until Monday (he said it was muscular which it obviously is not) so I was hoping to figure something out before then. Thanks….
I already did a google search – i’m looking for personal experience (or merely an answer to the question I asked) and, as I said, she’s got an appointment Monday and I’m just worried so thanks so much…

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My brother and sister have both had kidney stones and my paternal grandmother had kidney disease and had a kidney removed at age 30.

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My grandmother is 87 years old she recently had kidney failure, but refused treatment they told her she would only have 2 days to live it’s now been 3 weeks! I am just wondering how long can she live like this?

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