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I have bile duct cancer which is not been reconized with the cancer team as tnere is no cure people are only going froom what i have been told no cure,At the moment i have a tyre around my belly also i have gained weight on my legs and ! i have had scansbut...
Congrats to all reading this. God is good. Feb 6th, 2008, I had my whipple, cholangiocarcinoma. Turned yellow, after a week of tests, scans, biopsy’s …. It was confirmed. 3 days later my world changed. After a difficult 13 hour whipple procedure, I woke...
Hello I just wanted to add my story, I’m 52 years old lady and was diagnosed with stage 4 bile duct cancer with mets to lymph nodes in April 2024. I had right sided tummy ache for around 7months which I put down to stress due to a very close family bereavement...
Has anybody successfully obtained a Blue Badge for the sudden onset of fatigue and leg weakness following chemotherapy for cholangiocarcinoma? I was diagnosed in February with Stage 4 which is incurable but manageable apparently. Not seen a MacMillan...
My husband has recently been diagnosed with bile duct cancer and is scheduled for a Whipple in the new year. He’s also got a bowel cancer which will be operated on at the same time. I’m just sat here now crying, trying to get my head around how life changing...
Please does anybody have an experience of this treatment, I have been battling stage 4 cancer for two years now, but recent scan results have shown my Durvolumab immunotherapy has stopped working and my disease has progressed. My oncologist has suggested...
Hi im awating results for bile duct cancer im so scared my heads a mess right now feel like im having nervous breakdown . My family are so supportive but i feel so alone . I hate seeing them in pain too. Im 58 years old dont have friends that have stayed...
Hi, I’m here as my mum has cholangiocarcinoma that has spread to her liver, lymph nodes and lungs. She wasn’t suitable for treatment and has outlived her initial prognosis. She is now very unwell, at home, being cared for primarily by me (her daughter...
Hi - has anyone any experience of actually having this done? I have stage 4 Bile Duct Cancer that has metastasised to the peritoneum and I am looking to get this procedure done.
My husband has just been diagnosed with bile duct cancer. Metastasis to the liver, femur, hips, skull. Not been given a prognosis yet, but sounds grim. We saw a private HPB consultant 3,weeks back and he thought he looked too well to have HPB cancer which...
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