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Ampullary Cancer

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Hi. My Husband was diagnosed with Ampullary cancer last August..I would like to ask if anyone on here has or know someone who has the same and what your/their experiences are.His diagnosis came with a 6 to 12 month life expectancy. We got to the 8/9 months and it has now spread to his liver, stomach and pancreas.He only has palliative care as any operation was ruled out due to a life changing stroke in 2006.Chemo was also not an option as only a 1 in 5 chance of any major difference and would have made him very very poorly..

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    My father was diagnosed with Ampullary Cancer nearly two years ago, he wasn't offered the Whipple procedure as he had just finished treatment for leukaemia. The surgeon did insert a stent into the Ampule of Vater as there was a build up of bile which caused him to go yellow. Twelve months later that needed to be cleaned out and then a stent was inserted into the duodenum as the cancer had spread. He has since been diagnosed with melanoma as well. His skin is currently very sore due to a lack of vitamins and minerals being absorbed by his body. 
    He has never been given a time scale for anything, but he also never had one person to talk to about the cancers or how they are affecting him.

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    My father was diagnosed with Ampullary Cancer nearly two years ago, he wasn't offered the Whipple procedure as he had just finished treatment for leukaemia. The surgeon did insert a stent into the Ampule of Vater as there was a build up of bile which caused him to go yellow. Twelve months later that needed to be cleaned out and then a stent was inserted into the duodenum as the cancer had spread. He has since been diagnosed with melanoma as well. His skin is currently very sore due to a lack of vitamins and minerals being absorbed by his body. 
    He has never been given a time scale for anything, but he also never had one person to talk to about the cancers or how they are affecting him.

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