Liver cancer. Doctors / nurses ?!


Question: Liver cancer!. Doctors / nurses !?
Hi, My dear lovely friend has liver cancer (secondary) and has just had 10 litres of fluid drained from her abdomen!. She is still in hospital and we are waiting for her to come home!. She is now only going to receive palliative tx regarding her cancer

She is very weak and tired, and has very little appetite!. Her family are hoping that when she comes home she will have chance to get a bit stronger and be able to see as many people as possible!. She hadn't been out or seen people for weeks as her appearance has changed drastically as she has lost so much weight and is so tired!.

i know the prognosis, but how long do you think she has!? is this amount of fluid unusually high!? , and do patients of this kind manage to recover a bit and get to feel a bit better before the fluid builds up again!?

i live in Sweden and she is in UK!. I would like to fly to see her, but don't know how much time i have to organise child care etc!. and I know that she would see me, but if she had chance to feel better in herself then I would honour her wish to have that time to get stronger and stronger/more confident to see me!.

Is it imminent!? I was hoping to go next weekend if possible - or am i being pessimistic and she should commonly have weeks or months!? if that is the case i could leave booking the flight and allow her the time to get a bit better!.

Thank you for your help - i suppose that's alot of questions, but I need to know if i am jumping the gun by hopping on a plane so soon!. maybe that would scare her into thinking that i think she is going to die really soon!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Hi!. I'm sorry about your friend!.

As you might have guessed, it's impossible to say how long she has!. For example, it sounds like this is metastatic cancer that has spread to the liver, so a lot depends on what the primary cancer is/was!.

Palliative care, in a very general sense, is usually prescribed when the prognosis is for less than 6 months, but there are exceptions to this and, also, it might be different in Sweden!.

I personally think the best course is to let her call the shots!. Write her and tell her you want to see her, but you'll let her decide when this is!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

i'm so sorry , to hear about your friend , i think it would be a
good idea if you , a came and saw her asap ,

if your friend is that weak then , you, know yourself, that it sounds as
though she has not got much longer,
and at least you can put your mind at rest, otherwise it will play on
your mind and you will not feel so bad about it !.


you , and she can make the last days as happy as poss!.


i do understand , my mum had the same problem!.


all the best to you , and her family!.
Www@Answer-Health@Com

They probably have her on strong diuretics to combat the fluids!. She's starting in the beginning of the end stage of the disease!. The amount of fluid they pull out is amazing!.!.!. It affects breathing, eating, etc!.

When she STOPS having fluid develop in her stomach she probably has 3-6 months to live!.

I am so sorry!. My father passed away with the same thing!. It's terrible, and there's nothing they can do for it!.

I would go now, while she is still healthy (!?!?) enough to enjoy your company!. I think it would mean alot to her!.

I am so sorry!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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