Tarceva 150mg Day (15)

The past 11 days have flown by. We have finally completed the sale of my fathers business and he has now ‘properly’ moved in with us. It has been a tough two months for all of my family. After 20 years my father has finally retired. It is so sad that in retirement he is [...]

Tarceva 150mg Day (4)

Dad felt very up beat today. He did not suffer any pain in his stomach during  the night and all day. He has finally got some of his appetite back and has found a taste for herbal tea…not sure how long that will last.
Not sure if the Tarceva is working as he has not developed [...]

Tarceva 150mg Day (3)

Spoke too soon yesterday. I received a call at 3.30am from dad who was complaining about a very painful stomach and aching knee. I cave him some warm water with a coupe of co-codamol pils. He settled down and fell asleep after an hour or so. 
The rest of the day he felt ok. There [...]

Tarceva 150mg Day (1)

I was  quite hesitant in starting the Tarceva today as my father still has problems with his stomach and digestive system. I just didn’t want to exacerbate the issue. However, this morning as soon as dad got up he said he wanted to start the Tarceva. We had to start it someday and today was a [...]

Stomach Pains

Over the last two days my father has been constipated and has a constant pain in his  stomach. Sometimes this has been quite unbearable sometimes just hanging in the background. When it get’s too bad, dad goes to the toilet and then comes back unsuccessfully.
Yesterday we called in the new GP who looked quite worried [...]