Bile Duct Stent Problems...Bilirubin & ALK going back up

fight49
fight49 Member Posts: 3
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Twice Dr's have tried to place stents in my moms bile ducts with no success. Her Bilirubin levels are starting to creep up again and her ALK phosphate #'s have gone up 150 points in 1 wk to almost 900. We are going to another Dr. to try and have the stents placed again and hoping that they will stay this time. The other option the Dr. who was unsuccessful mentioned was a drain from her liver to the outside of her abdomen that would drain the bile...

I am looking for any info about peoples experiences with stent problems and outside bile drainage bags??? Im starting to feel like i dont know where to turn to get her well!!

Also, does anyone know if the back-up of bile from the blockage can effect her other liver enzymes, esp. the ALK phosphate to shoot up?

Thank you all for all your help! We need to find a cure for this disease....I lay awake at night in bed and try to logically figure out why there is still not a CURE!

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    Bile Duct Stent Problems...Bilirubin & ALK going back up
    Hi fight49,

    I'm one of the online community specialists for the CSN and want to welcome you to the colorectal cancer discussion board. I'm sure there are CSN members who can respond to you. If you need help locating someone in the community, please send us an e-mail using the following link: http://csn.cancer.org/contact.

    Be well,
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