Hi! My name is Ashley, and i was just browsing through the web when i came upon this website for Lorazepam. I am needing a little help.
First of my mother is sick and has been since i was 9. Now, she says she has cancer and she's been on chemo since i was 9 years old. At the time i believed every word she said, but as i got older i started to talk to my family about her disorder. I realized she couldn't be taking chemo that long because she would be dead by now. The other day, she wanted to to get some prescriptions out of her purse and run them to WalGreens to get them filled. A couple days before she'd been to UT Emergency Room and when you leave they give you a print out stating why you was there and how to care for yourself afterward. So i was trying to find the rx papars when i picked up those print outs and it said that she was there because her pain pump was empty and they fill it with Lorazepam. And it said that it was used to treat anxiety and sleepiness. My husband and i have recently moved to SC and i think it's about time i get to the bottom of whats wrong with her and i've been online for hours searching this medication and depression and bi polar disorder. I don't know the name of her disease she never would tell her family. But she says she has cancer in her bladder and it has spread to her hip bones, but i would seem to think if she had cancer this long they would remove her bladder and go in and take that cancer off her bone? am i right? When i was 9 she had this "port" implanted in her stomach with a tube that goes up her spine. and she said she has chemo go through it. I'm tired of her lying to me after i have taken care of her for 9 years. Could you guys help me.. maybe you guys know more about this. I would really like to find out so i can help her better! Thanks for listening! Ashley Boruff
Posts: 1 | From: Summerville, SC | Registered: Jan 2006
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I just read your post and was moved to tears... PLEASE hang in there! I took care of my mom many years ago and I know exactly what you are going through! I was her sole caregiver for almost 2 years (she had lung cancer which overtook her entire body) She refused to be hospitalized, and died a slow death at home. Not many people understand the stress, exhaustion and anger caregivers experience! BUT... your mom NEEDS all the support you are able to give... even if it's just a quick call to tell her you love her...
Three months ago I was diagnosed with stage 3B (advanced) cervical cancer. The Doc's are aggressively treating me with Chemo and daily radiation. As for the Lorazepan... It has been a Godsend for me! (I am taking less than prescribed... 1mg just before bed and before internal radiation (brachytherapy). It IS used to control nausea and vomiting during and after chemotherapy. Without it I can not sleep through the night as I am so sick and continually have to get up to "pee". (or think I have to...) I take Zofran .5mg in the morning which also controls nausea and vomiting. Ashley, if your Mom is given Cisplatin for her bladder cancer the nausea can be VERY bad. It may take a long time to get out of her system and she may need the anti-nausea meds for weeks after Chemo is finished. She may not even look like anything is wrong with her! I am athletic so I was healthy, tan and in relatively good condition... may hair has not fallen out and I haven't lost a pound! When I tell people I am fighting cancer, they don't believe me... if they only knew how crappy I feel inside! I have no support with me... I am far away from my family as my local hospital doesn't have the radiation equipment. I have to drive myself for daily treatment and do my own shopping and food prep. There are days when I would give anything if someone would show up and just warm a can of soup for me! I'm just so tired. I've been away for almost 3 months and I LIVE for the calls from my family... To sum it up... Yes, Lorazepan is used for psychological conditions, BUT it is ALSO used for controlling nausea! If you are concerned about what your mom is taking and why, ASK HER! Better yet, go with her on her next Dr visit and talk with her oncologist. EDUCATE yourself so you are not wondering what is happening. Your mom is going through hell and she needs all the support you and your family can give! God bless her for hanging in this long! I'm HOPING for 5 years. (I had the cancer for 10 before it was discovered).
My prayers are with you!
Maka
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