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Did you have with chemo/radiation prior to distal bile duct surgery?
Liver Cancer | Last Active: Jul 26 10:08am | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
@demooretucson, I hope you saw the helpful post from @berta929. I'm also tagging fellow members @tball3748 @mngardenaddict @lisamb @lorid01 @lori777 who have had bile duct surgery for cholangiocarcinoma and who can share their experiences and tips for recovery.
@demooretucson, how are you doing on chemo and radiation? Have you had testing yet to see if the tumor has shrunk enough for surgery?
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They did surgery with ablation immediately to remove the tumor, and then I had 6 months of chemo on gem/cis.
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Dear Colleen/All --
Diagnosis -- distal cholangiocarcinoma, borderline resectable.
Initial treatment -- 10 infusions of gemcitabine, abraxine, and CISplatin are complete.
Next phase -- 28 rounds of oral chemo/radiation before surgery.
The Mayo Rochester surgeon believes this oral chemo/radiation treatment may allow him to avoid a Whipple.
I greatly appreciate any personal insights into the surgery, initial recovery, and life after the surgery.
Dan