Well, I’m asking for my best friend’s mom. my best friend really only has me and her mom and it would kill her if her mom died. can her mom make it through?
it started out as brain cancer, but moved to lungs, then the liver, then bones. theres no more brain cancer.
all i know is her mom is 51.
So anyway I’m 90% sure that I have very large tumors in my liver and bile ducts. I currently lack medical insurance and only have $45 to my name. How can I diagnose my cancer at home and achieve a reasonably accurate prognosis? My sister used to be veterinary technician, so I have somebody with some medical training. Please advise.
my mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, she has been doing chemotherapy and she tolerates it pretty well. scans show that the cancer decreased about 25% in the liver. this is all good news, but will it all go this smoothly? what is there to expect?
My mom has liver cancer, which they did not think had spread to anywhere else, although the liver cancer is fairly advanced.
This morning the nursing home called me because she had a grand mal seizure and were taking her to the hospital for a brain scan. She had a brain scan a few weeks ago and it was clear.
Could the seizures be a sign that toxins are getting into her brain because her liver is failing? Or is it more likely that the cancer has spread to her brain?
Or maybe it’s totally unrelated? She’s never had seizures before. They had just given her Vicadin for pain. During and after the seizure her oxygen was only 85.
If anyone has experience with this I would appreciate it. I know it won’t make any difference in her prognosis but I just like to have an idea what is going on. Thank you.
My mom has been diagnosed with liver (primary) cancer but we are having a hard time getting her oncologist to tell us what "stage" it is. That seems to be what we need to know in order to do any research and self-education.
Her symptoms are extreme weight loss, distended abdomen, and swollen feet. She occasionally complains of pain under her rib cage, on the right side. Her desire for food seems good but she cannot eat very much without becoming full. So far she has not been jaundiced. They did say her liver is "fully involved" but then they said it is only one lobe - the other has some small tumors. She is not a transplant candidate because the cancer started in the bile ducts.
I understand this info should come from a doctor, but we are not having luck with that. So if anyone has any experience with liver cancer and can give us a clue as to what "stage" she may be in with these symptoms, it would be very helpful. Thank you.
Hmmm. You all bring up more important questions. She has been told she is not a transplant candidate because the cancer started in the bile ducts, but they are calling it liver cancer. I thought the bile ducts were part of the liver, but I’ve never really learned anything about it before. Clearly we need more information before she can make any informed decisions (if there are any to make). 
She is 76 and very frail so I don’t know if they would do surgery. Thank you everyone for your great answers.
she also experienced circulation problems and may loose her feet, an ear and a finger is this something that occurs more often than we hear?
My fiance’s mother who is 76 has been diagnosed with Stage 4 Liver Cancer this past May (2010). She fought colon cancer in 2008 but did not complete her chemo treatment; however, it went into remission and the doctors say this cancer is NOT related to her previous cancer. She has decided to NOT receive treatment this round. She is a little over weight, but dropping weight fast (20 pounds in the last month and a half), has no appetite, is very weak, and in a good deal of pain. I am wondering, how long life expectancy one has without treatment for this type of cancer? The doctors said with treatment 8-12 months and w/o up to 6 months, but she seems to be fading VERY quickly. She was diagnosed May 28, 2010. She went to a top cancer treatment center and they also found some spots on her kidneys and lungs, but she has opted to not find out exactly what those are. her cancer is 100% terminal. I’m trying to prepare myself for my fiance, but do not know how to ask him these questions in blunt medical terms. Anyone out there who can help i’d greatly appreciate it.
I wanted to add that his mother seems to have given up. She’s called her sons home, grandkids, etc. and wants to say goodbye, have a birthday party and states that she wants nothing for her birthday, etc. She does not have a positive attitude (which i can understand) and really seems to have just given up…
I see it like that, a final goodbye before she’s too weak to enjoy it. But her two sons seem to be fighting her on it. I tried to tell my fiance to support her and honor her wishes and make this easier for her. I doubt she’ll be here long at all. she’s going down hill extremely fast. I also am having difficulty finding the right words to say or things to do to comfort and support my fiance…
I have a friend who has this and i’m wondering if there are any methods of extending his shortened life?
ok so my friends dad just found out he has cancer in the above places^^ for the kidney they r going to take it out & for the rest he going to have chemo. if ur a docter or anyone with knowlege in this area how much longer do u think he has to live?:’( please help & be praying for my friends dad!
i just had a ct scan for my appendix and the doc said i had bout 8 cysts in my liver
i’am 21M
