My dad has recently been told it is likely he has liver cancer from the Tumor marker results They are not putting him through a biopsy or MRI to confirm but have said he has had cirrhosis of the liver (he has never drank alcohol) He is 75 and has...
Sadly on 8th October my darling husband passed away. We'd orbren given prognosis of 2/3 months but after having a permanent abdominal drain inserted on 10th Sept he was never the same. We were lucky enough to get a hospice bed on 24th Sept I was able...
Today all my fears came true. My husbands oncologist rang last week to request an unscheduled appt for yesterday, we had a feeling it was to have THE talk about withdrawing active treatment. At the appt that's exactly what it was. There is only to be...
Hello I had a scan 5 days ago* where they found 2 lesions on my liver. The GP requested an urgent CT scan and further investigations which I am waiting to get a date for and I was told by the sonographer that they will need to look for masses on a clearer...
Hi, my dad has been diagnosed with HCC (3 small tumours), he also has cirrhosis. We’re waiting for his next appt to know what his treatment plan is and to see if his liver function is ok for TACE. Does anyone know what the limit is? His bilirubin is 32...
Hi all.. this all started back in May so I have posted before. I had liver lesions found and they suspected FNH which is not usually an issue and just needs to be monitored. I had a repeat MRI 2 weeks ago to check up on the nodules. 2 of them are still...
My last post here was at the beginning of September after an appt with Oncologist at the end of August telling us active treatment was bring withdrawn & giving prognosis of 8-12 weeks. On Tuesday this week my darling husband passed away in my arms in...
Hello, I was wondering if anyone on here has had liver cysts? Just looking for anyone with positive stories/experiences of any chemo they have undertaken to shrink liver cysts or anyone that has had an operation to remove liver cysts. Thank you
How do people cope with the roller coaster of cancer ? The giving of hope & positivity only to be knocked back again within a couple of weeks. My husband was diagnosed with primary liver cancer in March (found incidentally) & since then our lives have...
Hello I am getting a Picc line put in tomorrow and I am terrified. I am not a needle person and squeamish about veins/blood. Can any offer advice/reassurance? Thank you so much
