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hi guys,

it sounds like jaundice is pretty common with this kind of cancer. but, my brother just recently developed tumors in the liver (inside, there are two). i dont believe this showed on the first ct scan, but he had another ct scan on saturday and the tumors are present. he also now has jaundice – – but this is recent, within the last week or so.
on july 23rd his colorectal surgeon found nodules on his stomach and the biopsy was malignant. that was in oklahoma city. we had several physicians and oncologists look at his slides in okc and at univ of oklahoma. they could not find a primary. it was believed at one time that his gall bladder (removed on july 23rd) may have been the primary. we applied to md anderson as soon as he was diagnosed on the 23rd.
fast forward a few weeks….he’s now in houston, tx at md anderson. he had decided to stay with my sister in houston until we heard from md anderson. but when the pain became unbearable, he had to go to er on this past saturday. so he is currently in the hospital at md anderson and the pain meds are working well. they are gathering information, running tests, etc. at this point. i’m hoping he will begin treatment soon and i’m happy that he hasnt been in pain for three days.