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My mum of 82 had had her gallbladder removed as a general surgery end of November last year. Stage 4 inoperable cancer Spread to stomach ,stomach lining,lymph nodes and a large tumour in centre of liver. She has had one round of chemo for extra...
When my mum was in A&E the doctors did a ultra scan from side to side of my mum's stomach, on the scan I saw two white spots. They were more interested in a black line going straight across the screen, I couldn't hear what they were saying. Does anyone...
Hello everyone, I' am writing because I need help or some advice. Two months ago, my mother-in-law was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer. As liver metastases were diagnosed, the doctors concluded that surgery was impossible. She also has thrombosis...
Hello everyone, I' am writing because need help or some advice. Two months ago, my mother-in-law was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer. As liver metastases were diagnosed, the doctors concluded that surgery was impossible. She also has thrombosis (her...
My mum was fine, really busy and active until 8 weeks ago. Then she went to A&E with suspected DVT. I won’t go into the many days or tests but ambulatory care were fantastic and kind at every point. It turns out that she has gall bladder cancer which...
Hi my mum is only 67 & was diagnosed in June stage 4 gallbladder cancer and it has spread to her lungs. She was given 6-9 months if she had chemotherapy. She’s been coping really well. The first chemo just made her tired & she got her appetite back so...
Hello. A dear friend of mine (male, age 49, super fit) has recently been diagnosed with Stage 4 gallbladder (adenocarcinoma) cancer. This has come completely out of the blue, after abdominal pain and jaundice. It is inoperable and is in the bile duct...
Sadly it’s time for me to leave this group. My husband was diagnosed with Stage 4 Gallbladder cancer last May. A plan for his palliative treatment was put in place. He was told that his life expectancy was 6 to12 months. We went on holiday to Yorkshire...
Hi, my name is Debbie and my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer 23rd October 2021, i;m not sure what the name of it is but I know it started in his Gall Bladder and has now spread to his liver and his lungs. He is having Chemotherapy at the moment...
Writing from my little cubby hole here in hospital... I had surgery to remove my gall bladder and parts of my live on Wednesday 15th, early in the morning. It all seemed to go well, though my liver is apparently a bit soft. But not enough to worry...
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