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    Hello Everyone, Well been coming on here on and off for about a year and a half since my grandma found out she has bile duct cancer. This awful cancer has been a very painful for my grandma and a very emotional rollercoster for us. Grandma in now in her final days.The doctor always have had us "she only has a few day".  A month ago when she got her last infection (in ICU) we were to to...

    October 20 at 5:26 PM view discussion
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      Sorry to hear. My Grandma is in her last days. So hard to see a strong person in so much pain.  

      October 20 at 5:07 PM view post
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        Hello, my grandma 91yrs is in the simallar situation. She has bile duct cancer which has spread to the liver. She got a internal stent put in April 2011 and may of this year had a external stent put in due to the tumor growing. Since the external stent grandma has declined. She has lost a lot of weight and is bearly able to get up to use the restroom ( where as in may she was still walking going shopping, slow of c...

        September 05 at 6:01 PM view post
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          Hello everyone. Well just found out my grandmas tumor has grown to the size of a grapefruit. Just in feb it was like the size of a pea. So not looking to good at all. She just had surgery to put in another stent which had to be placed thro the tumor. Doctor wont say how long she has but did say could be today could be in a month but there isn't much more they can do. This is very had to except. Not looking for someo...

          June 02 at 1:36 AM view discussion
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            Mental Stent was put in her bile duct. Due to bile blockage. She now has swelling around the stent ( was noticed on a x- ray).

            May 25 at 3:53 AM view post
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              My grandma had a stent put in last year almost to date. She has been doing fairly well since then. Up until 2 months ago she needed blood transfusion. Which wasn't a really big deal. This Sunday she started up with a fever of 105 along with high blood prusure. She was taken the the ER where they took blood test to check for infection. Who h sure enough she has a infection but also needed more blood. The infection se...

              May 23, 2012 view discussion
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                Thank you Leonard!  

                February 25, 2012 view post
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                  Hello Everyone, It's been a few months since i've been on. Just wanted to give everyone hope and a postive update. As some of you know i was on here a lot last year around the same time. My grandma is going to be 91yrs in April. She was diagnosed in feb2011. So a year ago. I remember that being the worst time in my life. I thought I would only have my grandma for a few more weeks’ maybe months..... The s...

                  February 20, 2012 view discussion
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                    Chris, (rrtoon)

                    Sorry to hear.... How are you the kids? I'm praying and thinking of you all.... God bless your wife

                    September 05, 2011 view post
                    • luvmamma has replied to a post on the message board

                      Thanks Chris!, read your story on a different blog. I wish you and your kids the best. prayers for your whole family.

                      September 03, 2011 view post
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                      About luvmamma

                      Caregiver, Researcher
                      Bile Duct Cancer
                      Diet, Emotional Support

                      I wish i wasn't here... but my lovely 90yr grandmother was dignosed in march with bile duct cancer. At 90 in perfect health this is the last thing i thought would happen to such a great person... mid april grandma got a stent to drain the bile. After a short stay in the hospital grandma came home! a week after she started radiation for five weeks.
                      at this point it was all about getting grandma back to herself. she had to do some therpy to get walking again. now in June am happy to say she is back to walking getting in and out of bed by herself. no pain, itching. the only thing now is grandma lost around 30 pounds and has not got back her appetite. all she eats is soup broth and sometimes corn chips. very rarely she will try to eat other foods usally only a few bites. after completing the radiation with little side effects grandma will get another scan..Hope the tumor has kept its size and with a mircle it has shrunk or even disapeared. :)

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