Hi all I hope you are well. It's been just a few weeks that we found out my dad has advanced bile duct cancer. It was sudden and was only found because he had ongoing abdominal pain which all of a sudden became excruciating and his liver function was abnormal. I managed to get an urgent referral through the GP within a couple of days he was diagnosed.
He's currently being treated for jaundice, he's only 58 They say he can only have palliative chemo there's no other treatment option and they are saying he's got less than a year even with palliative chemo. We are all trying to be positive. I don't know if I'm abit in denial but I cannot fully accept the expected life span they have given based on the outcomes they have seen in patients though when checking online the survival statistics are not great. I know they only give an estimate but they said with this cholangiocarcinoma patients who are operable only live upto 5 years only a small percentage actually live longer but then there's so many people iv read posts saying they were given a few months and years later they are still here (but they had other cancers). I believe in miracles and I also know when it's your time to go it's your time but if there's anyone who has or knows someone who's had bile duct cancer in late stage and is still here if you can just advise please on how to deal with what's to come. I want to be optimistic but am I kidding myself thinking he'll be here still in a few years or even in 10 years time?
It's just been a shock I think I have been dealing well with it but i feel I need insight from others who have been or are in a similar situation.
Best wishes to all over the festive period. I hope you have been able to spend time with loved ones.
