QUESTION??

bhunt691 · New User Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 4

My mum age 45 has been diagnosed with secondary liver cancer and primary bowel cancer, we know she hasnt got long with us.
I just want to know how does the secondary liver cancer progess? What will happen to her? how will she die? im so scared! i dont know how i feel!

granger · New User Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 3

Hello,
I lost my mother with liver cancer Dec 19th 2006. She had a cancerous kidney removed one year before the liver cancer was detected. So I think this is a bit like what your post was. She died 13 months after finding out she was sick. The treatments were so painful for her. I feel bad the amount of pain she went threw and nothing helped.
If you want to email me feel free.

All the best to you and your family.

Christine Newport Rhode Island roseglasses11@aol.com

rlee · Site Admin Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 245

Liver metastasis is different from primary liver cancer. Many people often confuse this issue. It sounds like your Mom has colon cancer first that spread to the liver, a common site for metastasis. This means she has advanced colon cancer, stage IV. Has she received any treatment yet? If not, there is a chance that her disease can be controlled if it responds to treatment. However, realize at this stage, cure is unrealistic. But yes the disease can be controlled, and can significantly extend her life and quality of life. Depending on the extent of liver involvement, it may or may not cause symptoms. If it is extensive, you may start to see signs of liver failure. I would inquire more with your medical team about the situation.

RLee, MD
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cjago · Regular Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Posts: 42

My father died from liver failure last year. He was ill but able to look after himself at home for some weeks. He spent the last week of his life in hospital with ascites (fluid build-up in the abdomen) and jaundice. Sometimes liver failure can cause mental confusion, but this does not necessarily happen; my father was lucid and knew who was speaking to him until the end. A couple of days before he died he was very weak but smiling and talking and making little jokes. He was in pain for the last day, but this was because he was not given any pain medication except paracetemol because he was not expected to die. I don't think that death from liver failure is a bad death compared with many.
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bhunt691 · New User Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 4

thank you for your replies. My mum has now been taken off the chemo as it isnt working, they are saying she has 6 weeks to live. Her stomach is largely swollen from the liver, im so scared how will i know when it is her time, she is still at home, still doing things for herself she just feels tired alot.

cjago · Regular Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Posts: 42

You might want to read the thread "Life expectancy - liver metastasis"; currently about halfway down the screen in this forum. About the 8th post in this thread is from paulsdaughter, who gievs a description of her father's death with might give you some help.
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