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Daisy, everyone is a bit different but some become jaundiced and some do not, some peoples kidneys can keep up removing bile ( bilirubin ) from the bloodstream while others can not, therefor they become yellow colored in the eyes, skin, Urine is dark yellow orange when bilirubin is present . I believe this is what occurs from my observations and reading here.

Dear Sandie, I have read your posts over the years, and you have always been a special survivor, and you lived life, and took vacations and made every day count. That is what you must continue Sandie, don’t count the days, make the days count. May god continue to bless you, Pat

Dear Elizabeth, first, I am sorry in so many ways for how everything went. This is an older person’s cancer is what I was told, and 28 is certainly way too young. My path was very different, and my lucky breaks came one after another, I live in Cleveland, good for hospitals, bad for sports franchises, I was lucky to be referred to a surgeon who was one of the best, late in his career, had written 11 books on liver surgery and transplant. He was very good, I could understand him when he spoke, My hilar cc was found early, with a tumor that formed and grew in a very unusual way. It created a back up of bile in the left side of my liver. This makes the liver degrade and become “sick” , discolored and mushy. The assistant surgeon , a resident I assume, told me the left half of my liver appeared this way. One of my lucky breaks was to only travel less than twenty miles to get to the hospital or to see a doctor. Alaska is beautiful, and he must have seen a lot of beautiful things to talk about at the end of each day. I am also sorry you only had 4 months. Most stories don’t go like mine, I was 49 and I healed well, experienced minimal pain, and I remember hating sleeping on my back for weeks, and how nice it was to sleep on my stomach again. You are right, a skilled hand is everything, and now, a little more than ten years past surgery, I am doing well, and for the most part sans a big scar that looks like the mercedes star, You would not know anything happened here. Once again, I am sorry for the loss of your Partner, God bless ,Pat

Matt, congratulations on your great results. You have had such a ride and have come a long way, good for you, your guardian angel is doing great work, god bless you and your family, Pat

HI everyone, I have been around here a while, I try to be positive, and not dwell on that which irritates me, but here I go… I hate the commercials that are for a cancer hospital that seems to feed on those with little hope, If you do go to their website which boasts “look at our survival statistics ” well yes, only for select cancers, not all. The highly advertised cancer hospital that seems more profitable than insurance. They have their own cable channel on my carrier and it just seems wrong or upsetting to me this never ending infomercial, some things don’t need to be sold, if you are that good, people will seek YOU out. There, I feel better now, I like this thread, Pat

Hello grsharp, I believe when they did my surgery they have a nurse waiting for the removal of the tumor to hand deliver it to the pathology lab while the operation is underway, I believe they decide how much liver to remove at the time the pathology results are sent back, which is right away of course. they remove the gall bladder, and nearby lymph also at this time, good luck, Pat

Oh Kris, I have thought about having to start fighting again, and I am sorry You are having to, I hope all goes well today, I hope your doctor has a plan for you, God bless, Pat