Prayers for my Dad please
 

My Dad has been having some trouble....After he eats he seem to get sick and can't keep his food down, etc. He went to the doctor for this and has had several different test done and they havent found anything. Well the last doctor visit they did blood work as they always do and he got a call saying his hemoglobin was down to 12.( which is really low in a man) if it drops down more he may need a blood transfusion. They started him on iron and rechecked it in a few weeks...still never came back up. He's been sooo tired and has been having difficultly breething as well. They referred him to the Cancer Center for help. They have ruled out colon cancer cause the did the scope thing. They now have found he is losing blood in his urine. No signs of it, only under a microscope. They called him at 2:00 on Thurs and wanted him to come in for a sonagram of his bladder/ kidneys at 4:00 that day (which I've never heard of them doing that so fast - so that scares me). We are waiting to hear the results from that. He has to go in tomorrow and have iron iv's for a while to try to get some iron back into his body. They have suggested he does this 2-3 times a week until they find out what is wrong. He has to go i think on wed of this week to have a scope up thru his penis (not sure what they are checking for) but they are thinking its cancer somewhere since his iron levels are so zapped and with the blood being in his urine. Please pray for him and that if its God will it not be Cancer. He is a Good Christian man and is faith believing, but sometimes its hard to have faith when he is feeling so bad. and please pray for God to uplift him and keep this spirits up.

You are on my prayer list. I pray that they will find what is wrong with your dad and be able to get it fixed. Sending extra guardian angels to help you and your family through this. Hugs to you and your father.

Aww I am so sorry to hear your dad has been ill. I know it must be very scary for you. It sound like he is in really good hands though.

A cystoscope allows the doctors to see the inside lining of the bladder and take a lil snip of tissue if they see any tumors or erosions.
I will try to help answer questions anytime I can. Even though I am an ortho trauma nurse, I still have some GU experience. My mom had bladder cancer and had to have her bladder removed. She lead a very normal life following the removal of her bladder for 8 yrs until she had other issues. Although 12 hgb is not optimal..it is not bad in the scheme of things. Sending out prayers for you, your dad and all of the medical staff taking care of your dad.
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I am so sorry to read your Dad is going threw some scary times Denise.
I will keep him in my thoughts and prayer's. I truly hope his tests come
back ok. Perhaps a bleeding ulcer? I only mentioned this because a
man in my office had much of the same sympthons when his was detected.
Good luck to your Dad.

Denise so, so sorry to hear about your dad and for sure he will be getting a ton of prayers from your YT family. Keep us posted.:(

Denise, I hope they can get it figured out and help your dad back to good health.

His symptoms sound the same as my mothers...pretty much. My mothers hemoglobin drops down to 7 (that's when they will add blood for a woman) about every 2.5 - 3 months. She has been hospitalized a number of times and they have run every test under the sun on her and still don't know if she is losing blood or just not makeing any new blood. Her kidneys are failing they are at 17% now and when or if they go to 15% she will need dialysis. Drs. just don't know for sure what is going on. This has been going on for over a year now.

Be careful of the iron..he'll most likely need a stool softener like mom does. She's about ready to say the heck with it all. I hope they are aggressive in finding out what is going on with your Dad and I'll keep him in my prayers.

Denise, I am so sorry your Dad is having health problems. :( I hope they will be able to find the root of it quickly and he can get back to good health as soon as possible. :)
Sending many of Prayers, positive thoughts & well wishes to your Dad, and family. Please keep us updated.
We're here for you. :)
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I said a prayer for your dad that it isn't cancer - and will be right here when you need support...I hope you find out what's going on and soon !!

Sending hugs and good luck .....

Denise, we'll be keeping your dad and your whole family in our prayers.

I'll say a prayer for your dad and hope that it is something that can be resolved easily.

Denise, I will keep your father in my prayers.

:eek: .... OMG .... Prayers are on the way !!!

Hope your Dad will be ok .....

Hugs and prayers are on their way for your Dad, you and your family, Denise. I'm so sorry it is taking so long to find the problem so your Dad can get on the road to recovery.

Denise, keeping you and your dad in my thoughts and prayers. I hope they'll find what's wrong with him soon and be able to make him well without much trouble! Be strong for him and do all you can to make him smile. Let us know how he's doing.

Hi Denise,
Keeping your dad in my prayers.
I had a kidney stone a while back and they detected blood in my urine too, ofcourse it was microscopic level so I didn't see any.
I had intense pain in my tummy but if he doesn't have that then it wouldn't be a kidney stone.
Good luck to you and your family and I hope things get resolved soon.
Prayers coming your way:hands::hands::hands::hands:

Denise, I'm praying your dad will be made well again and no longer be sick.

Sending good thoughts and prayers to you and your Dad for a good outcome.

Prayers are on the way .

I'm sorry your Dad is ill, I will keep him and your family in my prayers!
My Aunt has been having very similar problems lately and they just finally concluded she has an ulcer.

Your Dad, family, and you are in my prayers.

Angie

Oh gosh Denise....I am so sorry girl :( I will be saying tons of prayers for your dad and will be sending good thoughts his way. I hope and pray that it isn't Cancer :( Please keep us update sweetie :hug:

I'm so sorry to hear about your Dad, Denise. I will keep all of you in my prayers. I pray that he get's better and living a happy, healthy life.

Just wanted to bump this for Denise. :)

Prayers for your dad...

Thanks so much everyone. And thanks for explaining what that test meant. In the last year he has dropped at lease 45lbs and has not even tried to. I had kidney stones too and they are not fun at all. Mine were big ones and I have to have surgery. (They don't think that is the problem) I wonder if bleeding ulcers could make you puke up your food?

Thanks for all the prayers and for helping me to understand what might be happening. I think anytime they refer you to the Cancer Center its scarey. They did tell him, now this doesnt mean you have Cancer, we are just here to rule out that you don't?

Denise, I will keep your dear father in my thoughts and prayers. :hug: :hand:

Thank you God for awnsering my prayers and thank all of you for your prayers. My dad had the scope thing done today where they up thru the penis. They found that is prostate is enlarged and bleeding. They said it was not cancer, no bladder cancer, NO cancer anywhere. He will have to be on meds to help with the enlarged prostate but NO CANCER. He has to go back in 3 months. I'm so happy.

Still dont really know why he pukes up his food so much.

Thanks you again. The power of prayer is just amazing.

That's great news.

Thank heavens! Well keep praying for a speedy and full recovery.

Glad to hear the good outcome!! Hope they figure out soon why he's vomitting. Praying for you poppa.