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Hi all I’m extremely anxious as my mum had an MRCP back in November on her gallbladder/liver. We finally got the results back in late January after chasing the hospital. So the results are now back and they have said there was a narrowing in the bile...
Hi I’ve just been diagnosed with bile duct cancer. Unable to have the operation or chemotherapy and given a “guesstimate” of 12-18 months I don’t feel ill - just weak and so almost don’t believe I have cancer. is this a common reaction ?
Hi my mum has bile duct cancer which has spread to liver and lining of the abdomen. She has started chemo and is on a lot of anti sickness. But is still being sick. The doctors think it's the chemo she is getting gem/cis and immunotherapy she's mid way...
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My husband has a block in his bile duct. Biopsy is inconclusive, palliative care… he has been given no treatment after stent for jaundice. I’m at my wits end his urine is turning orange again. Help!
My husband has been told that he is no longer suitable for chemotherapy. This in its self was devastating but now I don't know who to contact when he is unwell - we have district and palliative care in place. Who do I contact when he has pains in his...
Hi, I’ve just been told that,following my second liver resection, that my cancer wasn’t secondary bowel cancer, but a new primary in the bile ducts. I don’t know anything else yet as the hospital I was in contact with is the liver specialist. I’m now...
Hi, my mum has recently been diagnosed with bile duct cancer, she is 79 and independent lady. She has been recommended whipple resection surgery which she has turned down, because of the complex procedure and yea she worries she will lose her independence...
Hi everyone am new to I the forum ! I have been diagnosed with liver cancer stage 4 after 2 previous breast cancer occurrences in the last 3 years. Devastated and still numb !! am still awaiting full liver biopsy results but not looking good I suspect...
Hi everyone. Well this is a place I didn’t expect to be, but i guess that’s what everyone else first thought too. My dad was recently diagnosed with bile duct cancer after going back and forth to his surgery for a year, with various symptoms and feeling...
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