Something more sinister?

[SparkleGem]

So my father is currently in hospital, his symptoms all pointed to gallstones/gallbladder problems, now several scans later they have said no stones in the kidneys or gallbladder, but have said he has a blockage in his bile duct. And also damage to his liver, he is not a big drinker. He is in a lot of pain and they have now gave him morphine. As I am researching it more his symptoms are looking like bile duct cancer, or pancreatic cancer. His urine is orange, he has jaundice, his eyes are yellow. He has back and stomach pain. AIBU to think this is going to be bad news, he's currently on his way for another ct scan. Any advice would be highly appreciated, I'm so so worried. Thank you.

My dad had pancreatic cancer and sadly had the same symptoms as your dad. Im not sure what advice to give as pancreatic cancer isnt good news. Im really sorry to say that. Hes in the right place to hopefully get a diagnosis soon.

No advice from me, SparkleGem, but I've spent many a long hour in hospital waiting and worrying so I didn't want to read and run.

Whatever is happening, he is in the right place and not in pain. If there is one thing the NHS is superb at, it is at times like this. They are being thorough and you will soon know. Till then, 💐

Not necessarily cancer. A blockage in the bile duct will turn anyone yellow. They’ll know more once the my get in there and look for the blockage and put a stent in if they think it necessary. If they see anything suspicious they’ll biopsy it. I hope your father gets better soon xx

Gallstones move, sometimes pass through, sometimes get stuck and cause the pain. When I had a really bad gall stone episode I was jaundiced, my eyes were yellow, my urine was yellow. Apparently it was a blocked bile duct It eventually passed after 2 days or so. When I eventually got an appointment with the GP, they did liver function tests but they weren’t too bad at that stage, a month or so later. I had an referral to the consultant and a few months later I had my gall bladder removed. No problems since.

Just to reassure you it might not be cancer, it might simply be that a stone has caused the symptoms but has now passed through.

The idea of cancer is so scary, it's normal to feel as you do. This is the downside of Dr Google. My GP once said to me, "Google your condition, but only the NHS sites.... the American ones will have you dead in three months!" My husband has cancer, and it hasn't responded to radiotherapy or chemotherapy. He's on a treatment that keeps the cancer at bay, but can cause other problems. We don't google it. It's probably best not to know. Wishing your dad well. I hope you can find someone to talk to about this. You could try Macmillan. I know if he does have cancer they will support you, but I'm not sure about if you only suspect he has it.

@Plump82 so sorry to hear about your dad, if you don't mind me asking how long after diagnosis did your father live? And was he in pain? Just found out today it is pancreatic cancer, a tumour on the head of the pancreas. Everything is a blur. So stressed about it all, horrible feeling.

@SingingLily thank you for your kind words, a quick update. We found out today that it was pancreatic cancer. Absolutely devastated.

@Ihatehashtags hi we found out today that is is pancreatic cancer, and they said they would put a stent in. Do you know why? What is this stent for? Thanks x

@MillicentMartha sorry to hear of your troubles, we found out today that it was pancreatic cancer. Devastated is an understatement.

@81Byerley so sorry to hear about your husband, sending love. We found out today that it was pancreatic cancer. A very sad day for us all, absolutely devastated. Wishing you and your husband well for the future.

So sorry about your dads diagnosis. X

@sparklegem Im so sorry to hear that. My dad passed away just over a year after diagnosis. Sadly he was in a lot of pain. If you want to send me a private message to talk about it, please do.

I'm so so sorry, SparkleGem. That's heartbreaking news. All I can do is send you my kindest thoughts 💐

OP have you had a look on

www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/

It explains about Stents. Life expectancy varies, my Friend lived for a matter of months, others on the watd had neen diagnosed around a year.

There will be a local charity and FB Group.

Oh, op, must be absolutely devastating for you. I lost my DF to cancer and it’s heartbreaking. There has been such a lot of progress in treating cancers though, so see what the oncologists say. Treatment can sometimes buy a lot of time. Sending hugs

I’m so sorry to hear that, SparkleGem. Thinking of you and your dad.

I lost my lovely mum to this horrible cancer just before Christmas. Sending you love and strength

My dad passed 3 years after his pancreatic cancer diagnosis. I'm sorry to hear about your dad.

My dad had cancer of the bike duct.
The aren't is to help the bike flow through rather than to be excreted through the body so it relieves the jaundice symptoms. It helps patients feel more comfortable and less itchy.

Lots of love

*stent not aren't - bloody autocorrect

Pancreatic cancer is nearly always found late as it shows few symptoms till later and the symptoms it shows are often mistaken for diabetes or similar. There's little they can do so don't feel any guilt about not getting a quicker diagnosis as it wouldn't have made much difference, this made us feel better.
I've known weeks after diagnosis to a year, to be honest earlier isn't a bad thing. It's like any cancer it isn't fun. Make memories now, say whatever you want to say, visit and be kind to each other. It's going to be hard. Sending you support to drag yourself through this. Make contact with the Cancer care nurse and palliative care teams for support. X