She won't eat

Faith22 said:

Hi,
First, my heart goes out to you and my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. My Dad has bile duct cancer w/in the liver. He use to feel extremely bloated/gaseous/gagged after eating. He doesn't seem to feel as full as he did a few months ago. He has lost about 40 pounds. Recently, he has been able to eat A LOT more. A medication call "Ragland" (not sure if the spelling is correct) helped him. When he was unable to eat very much, he ate a lot of mashed foods w/milk or cream added. Fruit also seemed to settle well. Recently he has been drinking smoothies w/tufo. He is receiving chemo right now. He is also getting Zometa (IV) to lower his calcium. See if you can find out if your Moms calcium level is high. Once Dad received the Zometa IV he felt a lot better. The first time he received the Zometa he was REALLY sick. He gets the Zometa once a month now and it does not make him sick and he feels better and is able to eat more. I hope something in this reply will help. Best wish and again you're in my thoughts and prayers. May God give you, your Mom, and your family strength.
Faith22

Bile Duct Cancer With Liver Metastasis
Hi, I have found your posting here. As this was 2004, I am not sure I can still reach you.
My aunty is 62 and with Bile Duct Cancer spreading to Liver also. She is not eating and the doctor says the chemo won't work her anymore. Wonder if you could share with me any treatment or things that we can do to improve her appetite ? How else we can do to make her
feeling more comfortable ? Please email me at mlfooec@yahoo.com. Thanks.

I know, I know!
My mom was diagnosed with Stage 4 in March 08---Colon Cancer---she had a large tumor that was blocking her way to eat---the cancer spread to 4 lymph nodes, both ovaries, lining of abdominal, and the lining of liver.
The chemo has killed all cancer except two small spots on liver, (they have shrunk down to almost nothing). Her cancer marker went from 199 to 15 but just went back up to 35, (Jan-09).
She had surgery when she found out it was cancer in march 08--they removed tumor and resected her colon--they cut out as much as they could. The surgery took a major toll on her, (she is age 54). She was sick with fluid in the lungs and hurt badly from the surgery--she stayed in the hospital for about 2.5 weeks. Her recovery from surgery was awful!!! Enough for her to say even today--Jan 09--that she WILL NOT have anymore surgeries because she just can't take it! Her appetite came back about June/july 08---she has a good appetite now but her incision is still hurting her---infact she will be having a scan next tuesday because she is hurting so bad. She ate lunch the other day and said she felt full before she could finish it. The doctor is going to check it out---her cancer marker would be up higher if cancer was back aggressively so they want to kick it in the tail now before it has a chance to do that.
I found out about something called Buffer PH from a friend with Colon Cancer---she takes it and it helps take out all the acid in stomach--cleans you out, relieves you so you can eat..ask her doctor about this.
Corey

louisevruiz said:

Your aren't alone, my Daddy won't eat!
Hi there,
My heart goes out to you. Tonight my Daddy announced he doesn't want to try eating anymore, he's given up. He's been plagued with diarrhea since late November. He was diagnosed with Stage IV liver cancer in late November. He began Nexavar on Deccember 25, 2008.

He's not taking much fluid nor food. He's afraid to eat. He's loaded with gas.

Thanks for the name of the medication. We'll ask the oncologist tonight.

I"ll keep praying for you!

Louise

Fluid accumulation
I am sorry to hear about your father. My 22 year old son was diganosed with Fibrolamellar on the 9th of Dec and we have been battling the fluid and discomfort issue since then.

Ask your doctor if they are willing to put a Shunt from abdominal cavity into the neck. We are discussing this procedure with our doctor at Stanford. We have had to remove 48 liters since Dec last one on Jan 30th was 13 liters with 7 the Tues before and he is filling up already. Have him eat small meals 5 or 6 through out the day it is the only way I can get my son to eat.

Keep in touch and all my best
Ernie

corey kaye said:

I know, I know!
My mom was diagnosed with Stage 4 in March 08---Colon Cancer---she had a large tumor that was blocking her way to eat---the cancer spread to 4 lymph nodes, both ovaries, lining of abdominal, and the lining of liver.
The chemo has killed all cancer except two small spots on liver, (they have shrunk down to almost nothing). Her cancer marker went from 199 to 15 but just went back up to 35, (Jan-09).
She had surgery when she found out it was cancer in march 08--they removed tumor and resected her colon--they cut out as much as they could. The surgery took a major toll on her, (she is age 54). She was sick with fluid in the lungs and hurt badly from the surgery--she stayed in the hospital for about 2.5 weeks. Her recovery from surgery was awful!!! Enough for her to say even today--Jan 09--that she WILL NOT have anymore surgeries because she just can't take it! Her appetite came back about June/july 08---she has a good appetite now but her incision is still hurting her---infact she will be having a scan next tuesday because she is hurting so bad. She ate lunch the other day and said she felt full before she could finish it. The doctor is going to check it out---her cancer marker would be up higher if cancer was back aggressively so they want to kick it in the tail now before it has a chance to do that.
I found out about something called Buffer PH from a friend with Colon Cancer---she takes it and it helps take out all the acid in stomach--cleans you out, relieves you so you can eat..ask her doctor about this.
Corey

hi
sorry to hear about this. i hope she is well. what chemotherapy did they use to shrink the tumors? thanks.