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Part Of Small Intestine Removed Due To Crohn's Disease And Cancer. Watery Stools With Vomiting. Life Expectancy?
Hi, my dad has Chron's disease. he had 20cm removed in December of his small intestine and was admitted again 2 weeks ago, for obstruction. They did a bypass on his intestine about a week ago. Also his cancer has spread and is in his whole lower abdomen. Now his stool is still runny and he still throws up sometimes. What could this be? The dr's said that they can't do anything for his cancer and chemo won't help. I need to know what his life expectancy is.
Wed, 8 May 2013
Dear Ma'am/ Sir,
Sorry to hear about your father's problem. If the cancer has spread to other parts of the abdomen, it is stage 4 disease and it has a bad prognosis. It will be difficult for me to comment on the life expectancy but the prognosis is not very good.
You should consult a palliative care consultant for pain relief.
Hoping for the best.
Sorry to hear about your father's problem. If the cancer has spread to other parts of the abdomen, it is stage 4 disease and it has a bad prognosis. It will be difficult for me to comment on the life expectancy but the prognosis is not very good.
You should consult a palliative care consultant for pain relief.
Hoping for the best.
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