Bowel cancer...completely lost

Hi Kayleigh87 

Welcome to the forum . Your mum has had such a tough time .

To answer your question has your mum got a bit of swelling in her abdomen. Some people have fluid that gathers there and they drain it to make the patient feel more comfortable as it causes a bloated feeling . Might not be what your mum is experiencing though .

Bowel cancer can sometimes go into the peritoneal area . Again it might not be what your mum is experiencing. 

One step at a time . 
Court 

Hi,

I am sorry to hear about your mum. My brother has bowel cancer which caused a complete obstruction, he was in a lot of pain, vomiting and unable to open his bowels. He was an acute admission via A&E but one of the first things the Drs did was put an NG tube from his nose down into his stomach to drain and relieve the pressure in his intestine. He also had an operation to create a stoma (ileostomy) to bypass the tumour blocking his bowel.

I wonder with your mother’s history of vomiting if this is the type of drain they are referring to?

I hope you get some answers quickly, the uncertainty is very difficult to cope with

So it wasn't as good as we were hoping. It's incurable. Palliative care from now on. Meds to make her more comfy at home but they're thinking of chemo anyway. Devastated. 

https://bowelcancerorguk.s3.amazonaws.com/Publications/TreatingAdvancedBowelCancer_BowelCancerUK.pdf

Hi Kayleigh87 

I am really sorry to hear this . It’s a lot to digest but if you have a read of the above link you will see that despite a spread bowel cancer still has many treatment options . If they think she is well enough for chemotherapy that’s a positive .

Chemotherapy will hopefully stabilise the disease and sometimes if the person responds well can open up other options .

It’s a lot to process . We are here for you both .

Court