Mum diagnosed with Bile Duct Cancer

So sorry to hear about your mum. My mum has just been diagnosed. Also told it’s inoperative and they need to get jaundice sorted before she can start any chemo. 

Yes exactly the same my Nan started investigations in November and now extremely advanced stage 4 bile duct Cholangiocarcinoma - unable to stent or do chemo 

a hell of a lot of wasted time during those months of investigation  when she would have been fit rnough for chemo but now too weak and starting it in the face sending strength  love to you x 

Yes my Nan severely jaundice said they can do a stent possibly but she isn’t strong enough I don’t think and how long does someone last jaundice don’t think we have long left! 

Waiting on results of MRI now. Did they explain why unable to stent and have chemo as an option? 

Too advanced now.

Can’t have chemo unless they can sort liver and only way to sort liver is to do the stent but she is unable to do the  stent as can’t get past the Tumor to stent ! 

I’m sorry to hear this . my mum has now had 2 stents in and both have worked really well for her jaundice and both did so quickly, hope it is the same for you mum 

So sorry to read this, it is frustrating because you feel like every day is a wasted  day, we were the same many months of investigations, so far my mum has strayed extremely well but we expect this to change with chemo starting 

I am so sorry for your nan, hoping she gets strong enough for the stent 

Drs have tried twice now with mum to get stent in unsuccessfully. I’m not sure where that leaves us now as unable to sort jaundice for any possible chemo. 

My mother was diagnosed 3 mo ago stage 2  we had the biopsy and MRI it had not changed.  We found out today she can't have the surgery she is 78.  Its spread to the hepatic veins 2 of 3 blocked.  She has no symptoms at all. We were hoping to do some chemo to shrink it enough for resection surgery, but the Tumor Board met and decided too risky. So now our only option is chemo and immunotherapy. I try not to Google this because the life expectancy is low.   Everyone is different