Partner has just been diagnosed with a locally advanced adenocarcinoma in the head of the pancreas. We’ve been told chemo first the potentially surgery.
At the moment all she wants is to stop the itching from the jaundice. Anybody got any advice? She’s been given Colestyramine powder and had a biliary stent put in about a week ago but the itching is stopping her from sleeping and driving her insane.
Scared but relieved that there are some options to explore for her. X
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