Klatskin
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It will help if Mom does not try to eat meals but rather graze during the day. Suggestion is for Carnation Instant Breakfast that can take the place of each meal if need be. It is full of nutrients and Teddy used to like the Vanilla and I would blend in a banana. Your Mom indeed sounds like a very strong lady!
Thank you so much everyone. Mom is on the patch and hydrocodine (SP?)and she feels very loopy and has very odd dreams when she sleeps. She worries about being so loopy as she lives alone and wants to be independent. All her kids have been staying with her until she is able to care for herself again. She is a very strong person. Just 2 weeks ago she was building a new paver sidewalk!
Yesterday she started taking anti nausia medication which seemed to help her eat better.
I am praying for good results!Dear MaxNErma, welcome to our remarkable family but sorry you had to join us. This waiting is the hardest part but honestly once a game plan is put in to place the fright turns to fight and the attitudes change for the better. My husband had a Whipple at 73 and while it is the biggest surgery to the body it is not life threatening. Comfort is the key word here and unfortunately we just have to wait for all the results to come in. Please keep us updated as we truly care.
Maxnerna…welcome to our site. (The one no one wants to belong to.)
We do not have a doctor on this site therefore, all information given is related to our very own experience, the knowledge shared by our members, and the subsequent training some of us have received.
It appears that the blockage is preventing food/and liquids from passing through the intestinal tract therefore, you might want to discuss with the physician alternate ways of providing pain relief and nutrition for your Mom. Suppositories worked well for my husband as did patches (Fentanyl) for pain. If necessary the physician will order IV for hydration and nutrition.
I think that you are wise in considering your Mom’s emotional state by carefully considering options for treatment. Please know thought that often times, when made comfortable, people change their attitude and opt for different types of interventions.
Within the next few days you should have a clearer picture of the extent of the disease. In the meantime I would focus on achieving the most possible comfort for your Mom.
Other members on our site will chime in and share their thoughts with you also.
Stay strong, stay positive, and stay with us. We care.
Hugs,
MarionHi everyone! It is very helpful reading your stories. My Mom recently had a Interventional Radiology appointment and the doctor is 90% sure she has Klatskin Cancer. She started having pains in her chest and lower back and the pain was becoming more frequent at night and once in awhile she would vomit and feel better. Needless to say she had an ultrasound, ct scan with contrast and ERCP, bile ducts dilated is what they said. The ERCP was not successful, as the blockage was located at the pancreatic duct and common duct and the GI doc was unable to get in. Then she had a MRCP which also was worthless other than YES, she has dilated bile ducts. That is why we had to have the IR doc put in a drain and take a look around and biopsy if needed. The results come in today or tomorrow. She is in pain and is nausious. She is hungry but when she eats the bile comes up and she looses her appetite. I am worried and wonder what could be done. I do work at a hospital and have a expert surgeon that specializes in the Whipple but honestly do not think she will want to do that. She is 76 years old and in 2008 we lost Dad and I think she wants to be with him. Does anyone have any ideas? I am at a loss on what to do. I have had the hospital fax over all her records for a second opinion and all the tests she has had has been inclusive. Now we wait on the biopsy results. I am praying for her every second. After all she is not only my mother but my best friend. Thank you for your support and advice!
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