Sunday, March 13, 2011

Cathy Sorenson and her Journey through Cholangiocarcinoma

Cathy Sorenson was diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma in September of 2010 and still is fighting this devastating cancer today. Cathy suffers from a condition called sclerosing cholangitis. Sclerosing cholangitis refers to swelling (inflammation), scarring and destruction of the bile ducts inside and outside the liver. The doctor explained that sclerosing cholangitis is a condition that is common in individuals who have had crohn’s disease and/or ulcerative colitis, which Cathy has.

Sclerosing cholangitis can lead to the development of cancerous cells which becomes Cholangiocarcinoma. Specifically, mom has masses in her gall bladder and a mass in the liver. There is also substantially disruption of the bile ducts.

Because of the location of the masses in the gall bladder, surgery was not an option at this time due to the high probability of cancer spreading in other parts of the body as a result of the surgery. The Doctor recommended a course of chemotherapy, which Cathy is currently experiencing.

Cathy’s chemotherapy consist of the drug’s cisplaten and gemcitabine. These drugs will be given to mom by IV once a week for two out of every three weeks. The cisplaten will take approximately 2 hours to be given and the gemcitabine will take another hour. This course of chemotherapy will not result in hair loss.

The hope is that the chemotherapy will reduce the size of the masses and help Cathy avoid the negative side effects of the cancer. She has been responding very well to Chemotherapy and is optimistic on what is to come.

If you would like to learn more and follow Cathy's experiences please go to the following:
www.cathysorenson.blogspot.com
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  1. UnknownOctober 26, 2016 at 6:18 AM

    I i decided to share this because i am so glad today and happy that i am alive to see another new day and not just that but also to share the goodnews of how i survived a deadly stage 4 cholangiocarsinoma (bile duct cancer). I was told by my oncologist that i had just 6 months left to live and i was so scared to lose my wife. I was lucky to contact Dr Mrs Aleta who i told all about it and she is the nicest person i have spoken to. She recommended a herbal medicine for her which she took that cured her in less than a month. Well for more info about the medicine and cancer treatment simply reach her on aletedwin@gmail.com she can help you too. Contact her for any form of cancer too.

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