Not sure how bad this is
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My mum's husband, 75 and otherwise healthy, has had blood tests and an ultrasound scan, following loss of appetite, tiredness and significant weight loss (and there wasn't' much of him to start with). Blood test 2 shows that an enzyme, which was high in blood test 1 three weeks ago, has got even higher.
Ultrasound scan reveals no issues with gall bladder or kidneys, but the liver has diffused malignant growths.
He's in a sorry state and currently in A&E awaiting a CT scan on pelvis, chest and liver.
My mum is all over the place. This seems really bad.
Does anyone have any experience of similar symptoms, or any thoughts from medical people?
Thank you in advance.
My mum's husband, 75 and otherwise healthy, has had blood tests and an ultrasound scan, following loss of appetite, tiredness and significant weight loss (and there wasn't' much of him to start with). Blood test 2 shows that an enzyme, which was high in blood test 1 three weeks ago, has got even higher.
Ultrasound scan reveals no issues with gall bladder or kidneys, but the liver has diffused malignant growths.
He's in a sorry state and currently in A&E awaiting a CT scan on pelvis, chest and liver.
My mum is all over the place. This seems really bad.
Does anyone have any experience of similar symptoms, or any thoughts from medical people?
Thank you in advance.
Absolutely not a doctor, and don't want to be negative or harsh, but both my parents died from cancer, and the info we got was if it's in the liver then the prognosis is much worse than if it isn't.
I wouldn't pass this on to your mum if she's struggling, but it might be useful for you in terms of preparing yourself and your plans.
That's not to say I'm correct in this scenario of course, but the oncologist in both my parents cases basically admitted they'd lost the fight at that point.
Best of luck to you and your family
I wouldn't pass this on to your mum if she's struggling, but it might be useful for you in terms of preparing yourself and your plans.
That's not to say I'm correct in this scenario of course, but the oncologist in both my parents cases basically admitted they'd lost the fight at that point.
Best of luck to you and your family
sociopath said:
Absolutely not a doctor, and don't want to be negative or harsh, but both my parents died from cancer, and the info we got was if it's in the liver then the prognosis is much worse than if it isn't.
I wouldn't pass this on to your mum if she's struggling, but it might be useful for you in terms of preparing yourself and your plans.
That's not to say I'm correct in this scenario of course, but the oncologist in both my parents cases basically admitted they'd lost the fight at that point.
Best of luck to you and your family
Thank you. I think I am already fearing the worst.I wouldn't pass this on to your mum if she's struggling, but it might be useful for you in terms of preparing yourself and your plans.
That's not to say I'm correct in this scenario of course, but the oncologist in both my parents cases basically admitted they'd lost the fight at that point.
Best of luck to you and your family
Sorry to hear your news, my 79 year old father is in a similar position, diagnosed yesterday with liver cancer after a range of tests and scans.
See the effing cancer is an effer thread,
I cannot offer any medical advice as this is all new to me, but the specialist said yesterday that unless my father regains strength he will not be well enough to undergo any treatment beyond palliative and even if he manages to become well enough for targeted chemo it will only slow things down not cure it.
See the effing cancer is an effer thread,
I cannot offer any medical advice as this is all new to me, but the specialist said yesterday that unless my father regains strength he will not be well enough to undergo any treatment beyond palliative and even if he manages to become well enough for targeted chemo it will only slow things down not cure it.
Sorry to hear all your respective news gentlemen. I'm genuinely sorry to say that none of them sound good.
For the OP, if those details are correct, I'm afraid you're quite right in thinking that this is really bad. If anything, you need to consider the possibility that things are even worse than you can think. I've been there with patients and it can be a shock.
One of the advantages of my current work is my time is more flexible, so I can try to help translate medical jargon to everyday language if you don't understand anything, something doesn't make sense, or the clinical teams are simply too busy to talk or explain stuff in more detail. There's obviously a limit to my specialist vs general medical knowledge, but I'll be happy to say I don't know something if I don't know it. If you need anything, feel free to pm me.
I tend not to venture into the Health Forum very frequently so if anyone has questions, pm me rather than asking here as I might not see them.
For the OP, if those details are correct, I'm afraid you're quite right in thinking that this is really bad. If anything, you need to consider the possibility that things are even worse than you can think. I've been there with patients and it can be a shock.
One of the advantages of my current work is my time is more flexible, so I can try to help translate medical jargon to everyday language if you don't understand anything, something doesn't make sense, or the clinical teams are simply too busy to talk or explain stuff in more detail. There's obviously a limit to my specialist vs general medical knowledge, but I'll be happy to say I don't know something if I don't know it. If you need anything, feel free to pm me.
I tend not to venture into the Health Forum very frequently so if anyone has questions, pm me rather than asking here as I might not see them.
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