ajaybali
05-29-2010, 02:28 PM
hello,
two days ago i found out a very close friend has pancan, that has blocked her bile duct and spread to her liver. we havnt been told much more than she's teminal.
about 18 months ago she was diagnosed with diabeties, the doctor said with the progression of this nasty disesase he would fit it within the time frame of the diabeties diagnosis. i have read diabetics have a 20% higher chance of developing pancan. my father is also a diabetic and he has never been made aware of the increase chance of developing pancan, i believe there needs to be more information avilable, as there isnt many symptoms untill its too late for too many.
she was taken to the hospital on saturday as she had turned yellow and had been suffering gastro for 2 weeks straight and very dark urine, back and abdo pain espically while laying, she has also lost 10kg in 1 week. the doctors then done a x-ray and ultrasound thinking it was gall stones blocking her bile duct, thats when they detected lumps in her liver. we were told possibly tumors or gall stones so she had a ct scan on monday which confirmed pancan.
by what i have read i say she is in stage IVB as it has spread to the liver, the doctors havnt told us much information. she successfully had a stint put in the bile duct today.
im just searching for any information on what anybody might have for me and the family, what to expect ect........ the doctors said they will give us some time to comprahend this information then start discussing treatment, obviously we know there is no cure and the treatments will only prolong her life.
she is a strong beautifull woman who is staying strong, which is helping the rest of us to stay strong for her.
two days ago i found out a very close friend has pancan, that has blocked her bile duct and spread to her liver. we havnt been told much more than she's teminal.
about 18 months ago she was diagnosed with diabeties, the doctor said with the progression of this nasty disesase he would fit it within the time frame of the diabeties diagnosis. i have read diabetics have a 20% higher chance of developing pancan. my father is also a diabetic and he has never been made aware of the increase chance of developing pancan, i believe there needs to be more information avilable, as there isnt many symptoms untill its too late for too many.
she was taken to the hospital on saturday as she had turned yellow and had been suffering gastro for 2 weeks straight and very dark urine, back and abdo pain espically while laying, she has also lost 10kg in 1 week. the doctors then done a x-ray and ultrasound thinking it was gall stones blocking her bile duct, thats when they detected lumps in her liver. we were told possibly tumors or gall stones so she had a ct scan on monday which confirmed pancan.
by what i have read i say she is in stage IVB as it has spread to the liver, the doctors havnt told us much information. she successfully had a stint put in the bile duct today.
im just searching for any information on what anybody might have for me and the family, what to expect ect........ the doctors said they will give us some time to comprahend this information then start discussing treatment, obviously we know there is no cure and the treatments will only prolong her life.
she is a strong beautifull woman who is staying strong, which is helping the rest of us to stay strong for her.