Need your help Mates!

pepebcn
pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1
Does any of you ever had severe hemorrhages in your stomach while in chemo or after that?.
Does any of you ever had portal hypertension due to liver surgery?.
Varicose veins due to hight portal pressure?.
Would like discus about it with you, solutions , preventing hemorrhages ,necessary to stop chemo forever? etc!
Thanks in advance my friends!

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  • westie66
    westie66 Member Posts: 642
    #2
    Hemorrages
    (or however that is spelled!)
    I had severe hemorraging of the transverse part of my large bowel right after my very first chemo treatment (cisplatin/gemcitibine) but not the stomach and ended up in the hospital for a total of 10 days. In the hospital they gave me antibiotics through IV and 2 transfusions. The oncologist reduced the amount of cisplatin I was getting during chemo and I never had the problem again.
    Cheryl
  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties Member Posts: 3,364 Member
    #3
    Dear Pepe
    While I have no first hand experience with any of these situations a couple of things come to mind...NO ASPRIN or ADVIL or any other med which may thin the blood....did they check your platelett count? When low that can lead to hemorrages.

    Wish I had some real answers for you. Please take care of yourself.

    Hugs,

    Marie who loves kitties
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    #4
    Lovekitties said:

    Dear Pepe
    While I have no first hand experience with any of these situations a couple of things come to mind...NO ASPRIN or ADVIL or any other med which may thin the blood....did they check your platelett count? When low that can lead to hemorrages.

    Wish I had some real answers for you. Please take care of yourself.

    Hugs,

    Marie who loves kitties

    Thanks Marie but nothing to do with blood, platelets or so
    just a problem of portal vein high pressure due to, probably surgery : liver is actually smaller so portal vein has to pump blood with more pressure , so it causes sometimes varicose veins in the esophagus .
    Other causes may be avastin equal it causes hemorrhoids may cause varicose veins in stomach, they are talking to Roche right now to see if there are some other cases.
    Thank you Marie! love you!
  • Lifeisajourney
    Lifeisajourney Member Posts: 216
    #5
    pepebcn said:

    Thanks Marie but nothing to do with blood, platelets or so
    just a problem of portal vein high pressure due to, probably surgery : liver is actually smaller so portal vein has to pump blood with more pressure , so it causes sometimes varicose veins in the esophagus .
    Other causes may be avastin equal it causes hemorrhoids may cause varicose veins in stomach, they are talking to Roche right now to see if there are some other cases.
    Thank you Marie! love you!

    Pepe don't know if is the same
    but when I had failed liver resection, I bled alot and my liver was damaged from previous folfox treatments, that is why they would not procede with rfa/resection because of vein issues. Felt my liver would not regenerate like normally would. I don't remember pressure discussion. What I don't understand is why liver functions tests were normal, till just lately. That is why I refused chemo, because Avastin especially might cause bleeding. Don't know if that is anything like you are experiencing. You'll get it figured out. Pat
  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #6
    pepebcn said:

    Thanks Marie but nothing to do with blood, platelets or so
    just a problem of portal vein high pressure due to, probably surgery : liver is actually smaller so portal vein has to pump blood with more pressure , so it causes sometimes varicose veins in the esophagus .
    Other causes may be avastin equal it causes hemorrhoids may cause varicose veins in stomach, they are talking to Roche right now to see if there are some other cases.
    Thank you Marie! love you!

    oh pepe
    I cannot help one tiny bit....except to send you big heaps of snowie hugs......

    mags
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #7
    I have nothing to add....
    but a big hug!

    Hugs my firey Spaniard!

    Hugs, Kathi
  • tommycat
    tommycat Member Posts: 790 Member
    #8
    Nothing educational to help
    Nothing educational to help you, but here to support you Pepe~
    One suggestion--post this question on some other boards here on the CSN. Maybe someone has some firsthand experience.
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    #9
    tommycat said:

    Nothing educational to help
    Nothing educational to help you, but here to support you Pepe~
    One suggestion--post this question on some other boards here on the CSN. Maybe someone has some firsthand experience.

    Thank you to all of you for your support !
    Love you!
  • RickMurtagh
    RickMurtagh Member Posts: 587 Member
    #10
    maglets said:

    oh pepe
    I cannot help one tiny bit....except to send you big heaps of snowie hugs......

    mags

    you
    Mags, you are the best. No, really, Canada should have a holiday named after you.

    Pepe, I can't believe the complications you are having, I so desired to have some input or aid to what you have been going through, but I have nothing to offer except encouragement and my prayers.

    Rick
  • RickMurtagh
    RickMurtagh Member Posts: 587 Member
    #11
    KathiM said:

    I have nothing to add....
    but a big hug!

    Hugs my firey Spaniard!

    Hugs, Kathi

    you too
    Kathi, you too, what I said to Mags, but I have no idea why Canada would name a holiday after you. Perhaps one of your favorite destinations will do it.

    Rick
  • ddpekks
    ddpekks Member Posts: 162
    #12
    pepebcn said:

    Thank you to all of you for your support !
    Love you!

    Let me chime in here....
    I also know nothing.....or at least that's what my friends say! But I have to give you love and support because you are the best. Keep the faith, Pepe!
    Hugs
    Deb
  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #13
    just prayers mate
    no answers on those subjects from my experiences thus far.
    i hope you get some answers.
    hugs,
    pete
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #14
    Answers
    Can't help you but I'm hoping that you get the answers you need.

    Hugs! Kim

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