my mum has been in hospital fro 3 weeks she was jaundiced and they found she had a blockage in her pancreas
they tried to do ercp but failed due to place of blockage so they did a ptc, the jaundice has almost gone she has hardly any appetite(small meals) she has lost nearly a stone since the week before she was in hospital, she had dark urine and and pale stools
they did a ultrasound and ct scan but said it was too small to confirm what it is, but my gp has told us that it is pancreatic cancer as she has a swelling in the pancreatic head that shouldnt be there and that some oncologist dont give a diagnosis
we had had palliative care nurses to visit to put some care in place to help me as im a lone carer and she feels that mum doesnt have too long
problem is mum doesnt want to think about it because he hasnt told her but im worried that she might get sicker before he tells her(if he ever does)
the gp has given her fresubin to help with her weight, does it make the loose stools worse?
she hasnt been given pancreatic enzymes would they help?
i am feeding her higher calorie food and adding cream and butter to everything
what else should i do?