Doctors can’t always predict what will happen which might be why you aren’t getting any answers but do ask them again. I am sorry you haven’t had much success so far. All I can suggest is that you speak to his team. I’m afraid I can’t tell you what will happen with your dad’s mobility because I am not really sure what the cause of the problem is. We have more information about spinal cord compression here. If the doctors are not aware of the weakness it would be sensible to let them know as soon as possible just in case it is spinal cord compression. Everyone working in cancer knows about spinal cord compression so I am sure that is something that has been considered by your dad’s medical team, but I need to mention it because I am not sure when your dad was last assessed. Spinal cord compression is an emergency and needs to be assessed urgently as treatment might be required. This is called spinal cord compression and can stop the nerves from working properly and lead to weakness in the legs. As your dad’s general health seems to be declining this may be why he is less mobile, but sometimes when there is cancer in the backbone it can put pressure on the spinal cord. Pain can make mobilizing very difficult, but I don’t know if this is the only reason why your dad can hardly walk now. Olly, I am not sure what is happening with your dad. I don’t think radium 223 works all that quickly, but I have read that some people can start to feel a benefit after 2 weeks. So I suppose if the radium 223 hasn’t worked then this might explain why someone’s pain is getting worse. So reassuringly this is uncommon, but although radium 223 often works well, unfortunately it doesn’t always work for everyone. We have some information about radium 223 injections on our patient website. This says it is rare to have an increase in pain after treatment. I am one of the nurse enquiry team and Jane our moderator asked if we could shed any light on the side effects that can occur with radium (223) treatment.
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