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Hi all, My dad has had a MRCP scan and a CT scan, now we're awaiting PET scan results. I am so anxious and terrified of the PET results as they have found a 3.8cm tumour in his liver blocking a bile duct, but if the PET scan comes back showing the...
My husband has had pancretitis with complications for 2.5 months and still has one abdomen drain in this is holding up his chemo for bile duct cancer and his wipple op anyone else have experience with complicated pancreatitis. Thanks
Hello, recently my dad has had an external drainage of a bile duct with the bag. He had this done Friday and it seems to be working however he seems to be feeling worse and is more weak. has anyone had this experience themselves and is it a case of...
Hello, My dad felt poorly for a few weeks and had the typical symptoms, jaundice, dark urine pale stools and loss of appetite, he had a blood test and his ALP results were over 1000, along with elevated ggp and bilirubin. He has had a CT scan and...
Hi All, Has anyone had any experience with infections that just keep coming back? My mum was diagnosed in August 2021 and still hasn’t started chemo (Nov 2021) due to infections. They treat her with antibiotics, she’s then ok for around a week and then...
My husband has been ill for 18 months they kept saying no cancer after 6 monthly ct scans consultant thought it was auto immune pancreitis then 3 weeks ago bang sorry it's bile duct cancer we are de stated
Hello, I hope you don’t mind me coming on here I’m not the patient it’s my husband he was diagnosed with Bile Duct Cancer on my birthday in June. He has had a procedure to encourage his liver to grow more so they will be able to operate and hopefully...
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