What's a blockage ?I NEED HELP HER DOCTORS Are CLUELESS?

My grandma was just diagnosed with uterine cancer,and to remove the cancer they did a hysterectame (i hope thats how you spell it) and the cance spread through her stomach, now ther saying she has a blockage and can't digest food. Wha does that mean?

Sounds like you're not in a good place right now. When doctors refer to a blockage they simply mean that some sort of transport organ, either digestive or circulatory is not allowing material through to its full potential. Is it 100% blocked? Probably not, but it is probably developing. This becomes even more complicated with cancer patients. There are really only 2 kinds of blockage that may result from cancerous tissue and that's inflammation or swelling and then the all our tumor. Your grandma could have just swelling because of the presence of cancer in the body which may subside in the coming weeks. If its a tumor the doctor would have said so and let you know where to go from there. The doctors will probably put her on some intravenous nutrition in the mean time to see where her condition goes from there. Its not the best of situations but its not the worst. Best of luck and prayers to you and your family. Take care of yourself.

Intestinal obstruction probably due to tumor.

The cancer is either pressing on her bowel/ stomach and is not allowing food and waste to pass or has spread to her stomach.
Your Grandma sounds very pourly, I hope she gets through it.

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