Posted 3/31/2013 2:44 PM (GMT 0)
Dear all,
my mom has stomach cancer and she is under chemo at the time being.
The stomach is totally occluded by her tumor so she cannot eat.
Furthermore the gastric fluids generated by her stomach must be blown away because otherwise she pukes constantly.
This is done by a nose gastric tube which anyway is provoking her a lot of pain.
First of all this tube is very sore at the beginning of her nose (where it enters from the external basically, where the nose holes are, sorry for my English).
Secondly since chemo provokes her aphtouses (white spots on her throats), which are, by their own very sore, and the tube touching them does even worst.
My question for you, kindly, are:
1- is there any cream or any something that I can put in her nose to relieve pain?
you have to know that when she blow her nose sometimes there are blood signs on her napkin. Something like oxigenated water cannot be put directy on the live wound if there is any (very difficult to detect).
2- is there a very good product you suggest for aphtouses? at the time being she uses a colluttory.
3 - any suggest you can give me, since she is really suffering and any advise is gold.
Thank you for your time in advance.
N.