My friend has got cancer, suddenly his body cavity is filling with fulid, the doctors drained?
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When hospitalized (in China) for lung cancer, I have seen few patients having the same problem. According to the doctors, the fluid is released by the tumors, there is no use if you just drain it. It will come back in no time.
The doctor drained the fluid on these patients and then injected Chinese medicines back to the cavity. They all recovered later.
Your friend has ascites or fluid in the abdomen. Typically this means the person has advanced liver cancer or cancer that is in many organs and the disease is progressing rapidly. Your friend's oncologist needs to know the fluid has returned and needs to be drained. Drugs can be taken that might help reduce the amount of ascites fluid. all the best to your friend
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This happened when my husband was in his last days. The cancer is in your friends liver now. His doctor needs to know that he is swelling again. The were going to drain the fluid from my husband but it would have been pointless at that time with him. Keep an eye on your friends kidney function.I am sorry your friend has to go through this. You are a good friend to stand by him though.
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