Spasms Related to Bladder Cancer Posted: 06-24-04 14:50pm
My mother has had cancer in the bladder
for two months, since being diagnosed.
She has experienced very painful spasms in
this region since that time. She had 5
rounds of heavy radiation and chemo but
has taken time off to heal. However the
spasms continue and have, in many
instances, been worse. Most recently
yesterday she had 3 excruciating spasms at
three points in the day that have caused
extreme distress in her and us, her
family. The doctors continue to try and
find a reason behind the spasms but are at
a loss. We give her suppository medicines
and morphene but these only seem to stop
the pain (after 15 minutes or so). We
went about a week without an extreme spasm
but have had 4 during the course of this
week.
I am hoping to find others that are
familiar with this situation and could
advise, or may be familiar with this. We
are seeking every possible theory and
running them by our doctor, who with his
team continues to figure out how to get a
handle on her pain.
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