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What Causes Lethargy And Poor Appetite In A Person With Prostate Cancer?

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Posted on Thu, 30 Apr 2015
Question: My partner has prostate cancer and I need to do his B/P every day. YYYY@YYYY He is very lethargic most of the time and has poor appitite
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Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Encourage him, try what he likes, over and over.

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about what your husband is going through. I understand the implications of this. In order to provide helpful information, it would be nice to hear what the staging and treatment plan is per his doctor. Monitoring his BP is good to know how well he is doing as well. Would you also provide some of the measurements to me for more insights?

Poor appetite is common in patients with cancer. I will suggest that you try food that he like and persuade him over and over. If he is not on any multivitamin supplements, I will suggest you get some for him.

This is difficult, for you and the medical community as well. Prostate cancer at this stage presents huge challenges. I will encourage you to continue doing as much as you can and whenever you need help, talk to me.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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Follow up: Dr. Ivo Ditah (14 minutes later)
I take his B/P daily plus temp. he also has to inject Tinzaparin for DVT, which troubles him somewhat
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Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (47 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
What is the exact problem when he takes Tinzaparin?

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

That is a good job. I encourage you to keep on. Also, you may report a few of the blood pressure and temperature values to me for review and insights.

What is the exact reaction that he has after taking Tinzaparin? I would need to know it in order to make any comments on how to approach and address this.


Thanks an dope to hear from you.
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What Causes Lethargy And Poor Appetite In A Person With Prostate Cancer?

Brief Answer: Encourage him, try what he likes, over and over. Detailed Answer: Hi and thank you so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about what your husband is going through. I understand the implications of this. In order to provide helpful information, it would be nice to hear what the staging and treatment plan is per his doctor. Monitoring his BP is good to know how well he is doing as well. Would you also provide some of the measurements to me for more insights? Poor appetite is common in patients with cancer. I will suggest that you try food that he like and persuade him over and over. If he is not on any multivitamin supplements, I will suggest you get some for him. This is difficult, for you and the medical community as well. Prostate cancer at this stage presents huge challenges. I will encourage you to continue doing as much as you can and whenever you need help, talk to me. I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.