lostandscared
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Thank you all.
Susie, I’m so happy you’re doing well
The full name of mine was intraductal papillary carcinoma in situ. And yes, breast cancer comes up when I google it. But they’re not related. I think it’s closely related to the pancreatic kind.
I am 19 months cancer free and all my MRIs have been clear. I get one ever 6 months.I took a year off work and it was the best thing I could have done. Now I am exercising and have my strength back. There are whole days that go by and I never think of this disease.
Then there are days when I think of people battling this and the slow and steady progress science has made with this.
Thanks Dianne, Gavin, Marion and Lainy for this site.
BarbaraThank you all for your stories. It has been an awful year.
Amy,Lainy,Gavin, Eli. Thank you for your stories. It is so nice to know I’m not alone. It is not a site any of us wish to find ourselves on. Yet it is good we give this disease a voice. It’s rare but can’t be ignored.Pamela, it is exceptionally confusing when this happens in our children. Horror. I’ve been working for 21 years in the medical field and am just now learning never to ignore (mildly) abnormal liver functions. If nothing is found. Check another way or in a few months….. You are all right, we can’t beat ourselves up over this. We must forgive not hold bad feelings in our hearts.
Marion, We did see Dr. Cleary and Dr. Knox and the great minds here in Toronto. Unfortunately nothing could be done and chemo wasn’t an option because of low platelet counts. He passed 2 weeks ago. He was quite well up until the last two weeks. I hate this disease.
Then I had my own liver resection 4 weeks ago for what was thought to be cholangio (Dr Ian MacGillvray – TGH) and actually was Intraductal Carcinoma in Situ. What a crazy year. But I am recovering and off work for 3 months. Now I have a real interest in this disease.
Thank you for maintaining this board all. I will be donating to this research and handing out wrist bands by the dozens. At least for now we have each other.
God bless you all and please continue the fight or supporting your loved one in this fight. Love hard, Fight hard, give hard. Forgive. And ask lots of questions.
BThis is what I had. I am 46 and 17 days post op Left lobe liver resection. The pathology came back as intraductal papillary carcinoma in situ. I think not much is known about this disease except that it is a variant of cholangiocarcinoma? Or a precursor? I was scared for a long time because the MRI pointed toward CCA. (it was found on an ultrasound for something else – I have no symptoms) But my ex-boyfriend has PSC and is suffering with this cancer now. So I am no stranger to this disease. So how much is known about this? Is there NO risk of recurrence after surgery? What are the 10 year survival rates?/outcomes?
Any information is appreciated.
