Hello gillykitten and thanks for the post

I am very sorry to hear about how unwell your mum is at the moment and this of course must be a worrying time for all the family.

Whilst your mum is on a surgical ward her oncology team should still be involved and overseeing her care and treatment. They should also be coming to see her on their ward rounds (if they are within the same hospital). Do ask the nurses on the ward about this and if not ask if they can contact them and arrange for them to review her in person. They may also be able to co-ordinate a time for you to be able to speak with them alongside your mum to talk things through.

The doctors may be limited in what they can say until they have the results back from the MRI. In the meantime the team should be managing her symptoms with anti sickness medications that can be given intravenously alongside fluids. It is also important that the doctors establish exactly what is causing the sickness in the first place to best manage this. Sometimes an ng (nasogastric) tube is passed through the nose and down into the tummy can help settle sickness when and where there is a blockage, but of course if these lesions in the liver that are found to be cancer anti sickness drugs are the best way of controlling this.

I hope you find out more soon and the sickness starts to settle. Please wait and see what the complete picture looks like once the doctors have gathered all the information they need. No one can say right now what treatment may or may not be available to your mum so sit tight and take things one day at a time for now.

Please get back to us if you need any more information or support.  You may find it helpful to talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline.  The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

Best wishes,

Naomi