Decadron, our miracle drug

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I'm mostly a lurker here because my DH made the " no treatment "

decision in late August. His liver mets looked like swiss cheese, he

had lung mets that were bilateral and numerous and " who knows what

else " . The who knows what turned out to be brain mets which showed

themselves right after Christmas with strange behavior. He also had

liver pain.

I called the hospice nurse on Monday morning and she knew immediately

what to do. She got approval from the onc. to get Decadron. Within

2 hours after the first dose he was pain free and thinking straight.

I've done my internet research and it's clear that he has brain

mets. We've had a great week and week-end. He's back to his normal

self, joking and being smart. The liver pain is gone. I know that

this is temporary, but Decadron is our miracle drug. It's given him

quality of life for at least a little time. He's almost two months

past the predictions and has spent Christmas and New Year with his

family. We're happy and so is he.

Maeve