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Newly diagnosed HCC, surgical revision already done.
Wow-what a ride! First I had abnormal ALFP (already had Hep C) quickly followed by CT which found a mass and MRI confirmed HCC. Just two months since MRI and I've already had laparoscopic surgery to remove last week. Not a horrible recovery though I still need a little Percocet (almost out). Two questions: 1. Suggested…
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just had my first liver ultrasound
I have pics of the liver but I i can't tell much about them. It's going to be a long weekend. Can anyone scribe their ultrasound images? Thanks
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Therasphere treatment for inoperable primary liver cancer
Hi all, My Mother had primary liver cancer and tried therasphere treatment at the Univ. of Md hospital in Baltimore. Mom was in a very advanced stage when she tried the treatment and she passed away about 7 months after the treatment. Mom's tumors did shrink somewhat as a result of the treatment. Mom tried Therasphere…
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Bile duct cancer
My husband was recently diagnosed with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) stage 4, he is 54 years old and we have a 11 year old son. He is getting a combo of chemo of Gemcitabine and Cisplatin. So far he taking the chemo well just a little tired, he is still going to work, has lost a few pounds but over all…
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small liver lesion
Hi. I had my first follow-up ct scan since my kidney cancer surgery. All clear on the kidney cancer. Yay! But I do have a small lesion on my liver. In June, it was 4 mm, and in December, it is 9 mm. I'm only going by the radiologist's report, as, for whatever reason, no doc has called me about the report yet. So, I still…
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For Father facing TACE/resection
Hello members, I just have a couple questions. My father has been diagnosed with liver cancer recently. I don't know the exact stage, but the doctor said somewhere in the middle. He has 3 tumors, two of which are 4 cm and one at 2 cm. 1. We were explained the first step would be transarterial chemoemobilization and then…
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I KILLED MY STAGE IV EXTENSIVE CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA!!! In less than two years!!!
Hi, My name is Laura York I was diagnosed with severe, extensive incurable, inoperable cholangiocarcinoma last March 2010 Today I am in REMISSION!!! I have not posted on here for a while mostly because I have been extremely busy with treatments and when I am feeling good I play (rock climb, hike, ski, bike, etc.) as much…
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HCC Stage C with Tumor in IV, PV, HV
My Dad is diagnosed as HCC stage C with tumor blockade in PV, IV and HV. Doctor suggested SORANIB but later explained this medicine having number of side effects which will lead to a painful time, so we stopped. Expected life time guessed by doctors are 1-3 month. No treatement is possible because of Blockade. Can someone…
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Best Hospital/Surgeon for liver cancer
I have identified the best liver cancer treatment hospitals with the help of the USNEWS.com ranking. I need help in identifying the best surgeons in these hospitals.
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External drain from liver to bag
I have had five Bilary duct stents place that did not work. My bilirubin is over eleven. They just plaaced the sixth stent which is a permanent one. It is metal and wider. Hopefully it wwill work otherwise I have to have a tube from my liver to an external bag. Has anyone had one? Can anyone give me some advice?
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Husband Diagnosed 12/06/2016
My husband was diagnosed just this week with HCC. He's been seen at The James Cancer Center in Columbus Ohio. He has one tumor in his liver that is about 2.2 cm. The Oncologist we saw there has only offered him Nexavar as treatment, and told us to expect 6 months. I am in desparate search of something more. We have an 11…
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HCC treatment at Georgetown hospital, DC.
If anyone has received treatment for HCC at the Georgetown hospital in DC can you please share your experience? My husband was diagnosed with HCC on 11/03/16. He saw a Surgeon at Georgetown hospital who after reviewing his MRI decided it was inoperable. He then sent him to a Radiology interventionist for TACE treatment. We…
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Pancreatic Cancer - Scared for my mom
Hi all. I am new here. My mother has been diagnosed (we think - as in no biopsy yet - this week) Pancreatic cancer. A scan was done on her liver and it has not spread! She claims the jaundice symptom saved her as in going to the ER. As of now, she is fine - except bathroom habits and jaundice. She was in the hospital for 3…
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Rare liver surgery
I am not sure if this will help anyone but wanted to share this. I shared it on the correctol discussion board. I wanted to share what I found in my local news: TAMPA -- A Tampa man is cancer free thanks to an extreme liver surgery. Sixty-seven-year-old Ken Brant was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2011. He had surgery to…
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TACE chemo treatments
Im new to this board, just wondering if anyone has had the TACE chemo treatments? if so any spikes in blood sugar?
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Primary liver cancer and Nexavar
My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 primary liver cancer in January 2009. He has a couple large tumors and several small lesions on his liver, and he also has a very large tumor on his left hip. He was put on Nexavar as a treatment. He has been on it for about 8 weeks now, and he had a CT scan which shows that the tumors…
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Symptoms
We dont know yet for sure if its cancer or not but im having some liver problems and was wondering what some of your symptoms were prior to diagnosis these are my symptoms im having Nausea Cant keep anything down weather its fluids or food i get severe dirreah right after eating or drinking anything Pain in right upper…
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Chemo embolization after effects
I am 5 days past my embolizatio. This is my 3rd one. Never before, have I experienced the pain like this. It feels like a knife in my ribs!!!!!!! Has anyone experienced this?????
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Liver Transplant
Hi. My husband has HCC. Fatty liver led to cirrhosis, which led to HCC. He takes sorafenib and lactulose. He has had 2 TACE treatments and will have another TACE later this month. Fluid had to be drained before each TACE. He has been on a liver transplant list for 11 months. Is anyone else on a list? If so, how long have…
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Any experience with TARE
Hi Everyone, I am new to this forum and I am looking for some answers which I am unable to find. My dad has HCC and has been doing TACE + RFA but now the cancer has spread to portal vein and have been advised TARE. I wanted to know if anyone has an experience with the procedure? what to expect? how effective is the…
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at my wits end
My husband has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and I don't seem to be able to motivate him to do anything. I understand that it must be terribly hard to be told you have cancer and cannot be cured. I am trying to motivate him to get even a little exercise but he just says it's not time, he is too tired. He was my caregiver 7…
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Blocked portal vein
Has anybody who has liver cancer or known anyone with liver cancer who had a blocked portal vein? My dad is going on Nexavar and we were wondering if it will shrink it. Any info will be helpful. Thank you!
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Any survivors willing to call me? Please Please help me save my husband
My husband has been diagnosed with primary, traditional HCC (no cirrhosis), stage 4. The CT scan indicates he has numerous tumors of varying sizes throughout his liver. There is one tumor on his abdominal wall so they consider this spread. They have told us that he should take nexavar and/or join a trial. Those are the…
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Cholangiocarcinoma
Hello, I am new to this forum. My husband was diagnosised March of this year with Stage IV Cholangiocarcinoma. He had started having issues through out the last year that we just thought to be his hectic work schedule and simple aging. The tumor on the right lobe of the liver is extremely large. It covers the entire lobe.…
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I am new to this?
Hello everyone I actually do not know where to start with this blog. Any advice greatly appreciated. I am 54 yrs old-female. Was informed by an ER doctor that I have a 2 1/2 cm cancer mass on my Liver two days ago. I did a followup with our Provider and since she is not a cancer specialist she has managed to schedule an…
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Mother diagnosed 2 years ago
Hi all. I've been googing quite a bit but nothing seems to have the right answer, and maybe there isnt one. My mother was a very heavy drinker. Gave her a stroke about 5 years ago. Left her unable to speak and she didn't get around too good. she was diagnosed with liver cancer about 2 years ago very early stage. she would…
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ascites
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scam or legit?
Hello, I'm new here and I apologize if I've posted in the wrong place. My wife has a serious case of neuroendocrine cancer. Chemo was not only ineffective but practically killed her. I've been looking for alternatives and came across cancerfightingstrategies.com which looks dodgy to me, but who knows? I see that they've…
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Private Message Spam
Hello everyone, Thank you to all of you who have alerted us to the PM spamming from earlier today. I apologize for the inconvenience. While we do have securities in place, we are not always able to catch all spam, and we are trying to figure out how this one got around our system. If you received a message from jegac1…