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Hi all. I'm new here and hoping that one of you may be able to help me please. My dad has just had a failed Whipples procedure a couple of days ago. He has a tumour at the Ampula of Vater which they were trying to remove. When they opened him up,...
Hi everyone I’m new here. It’s been a long year. In December 2021 I started to experience problems eating. I thought it was Xmas over indulgence but I could only eat a few spoonfuls of food before feeling full and unable to eat more. I visited my...
Last week Friday around 14.30 I heard from my ' stomach, intestine and liver'-doctor that they saw a tumor on a CT-scan. It was Duodenal Cancer and that is bad news and located in a difficult to remove area. I was at that doctor after vomiting started...
My husband 48 was diagnosed with duodenum cancer with liver metastasis and given 2-3 months last October. He has had two rounds of chemo to sustain his life. Today we have been told there is fluid between his chest cavity and lungs they are scanning him...
Hello, our 68yr old, normally fit and well Dad had CT and MRI scans a few weeks ago after some abdominal pain. It was a shock to him and us all to find out it was stage 4 cancer which had metatisized to liver, kidneys and adrenal gland. He then had a...
My husband, whom I previously mentioned as having a stoma following surgery for stage 4 small bowel cancer, has now been told that histology has found tumour particles around but not inside his lymph nodes. Firstly does anyone know how this may affect...
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Hi, my husband and I are new to the Macmillan site and are hoping to hear from others about their experiences. My husband was admitted urgently with a suspected bowel stricture, 8weeks ago. During surgery to remove the affected area the stricture...
Hi I am a 62 yr old female diagnosed a year ago July with Duodenal Adenocarcinoma. I went through surgeries, chemo, a Whipple, more chemo and was told all was good last April and I rang the bell. It has now matasticised into my lymphnodes. My dr has put...
Hi, I was diagnosed with a duodenal tumour in late summer, I was booked for a Whipples but the PET scan showed spread to regional lymph nodes so my surgery was cancelled and I was referred to the oncologists. There were a few delays, due to the pandemic...
