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Thank you so much for sharing your news. That is really encouraging to read. My mom has stage 3 cc and is starting gem/cys chemo tomorrow. I pray that it works like it has for your father.
Thanks for all of the warm welcomes. My moms bili numbers came down today and she officially starts chemo tomorrow. She is very scared but ready to start fighting. I have bag packed with books, ipad with movies, good snacks. Any other suggestions? We were told it would be a long day. Just trying to be prepared.
Hi all,
My name is Shelby Sachetti and my mom was diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma three weeks ago. She is not a candidate for surgery at this time because the cancer has creeped into her liver. She was admitted to the hospital two weeks ago because her billirubin was a twelve and she is very jaundice. They are currently trying to unblock her bile ducts. The stents were not completely successful so now they have added 3 drains and are adding a 4th one tomorrow. Her billiruben levels are down to a 7. Hoping they will go low enough to leave the hospital and start chemo. She may have to live with these drains for the rest of her life. Does anyone know of something that I could buy or make for her that would hold the bags? She is so uncomfortable every time she has to get up and walk around. We tried an abdominal band and it was not very comfortable.
Anyway I am so happy to have found this website. The discussion boards are very helpful to read and gives me hope that she may have a chance to get through this and extend her life as much as possible. This has been such a blow to our family. Her cancer is already a stage 3 but she is fighting regardless of the odds against her.
