I'm so glad he's done so well with the radiation. I can certainly understand his reluctance to go with chemo. Like you said, they haven't even done the follow up evaluation yet to see what the radiation accomplished. Good luck regardless of what he chooses.
As to your mom being exhausted and sleeping a lot, that is common with congestive heart failure. Another thing to watch for is shortness of breath. I know my mom couldn't lie down when fluid would accumulate around her heart and she'd have to have it periodically drained. Usually there are drugs to take to help reduce that, but they don't usually stop it all together.
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Date: 2011-11-11 05:41 pm (UTC)As to your mom being exhausted and sleeping a lot, that is common with congestive heart failure. Another thing to watch for is shortness of breath. I know my mom couldn't lie down when fluid would accumulate around her heart and she'd have to have it periodically drained. Usually there are drugs to take to help reduce that, but they don't usually stop it all together.
{{{hugs}}}
It's a lot to deal with.