Yes. My blood tests showed raised liver function, referred for ultrasound, found a lesion on my liver. Now had ct, mri & endoscope. Lesion is indetermined. Blood tests can show inflammatory markers anywhere in the body, which may need further investigation or not.
blood test alone won't tell you you have cancer. it will how ever show abnoramal blood readings. leading on to Ultra sounds Mri scan or CT scans. All of which I have had numerous times. I have quite a lot of things going on which affects my daily life. Non more so than my liver tumour, It responded well to chemo bead implants which disolve over the months. and an Ablation to burn the tumour.
I'm diabetic on insulin and my blood tests often show I'm anaemic, and have IV to give me the Iron I'm low on. Quite recently I spent eight days in hospital, had a drain to get rid of fluid.
My problem is I spoke to the oncologist, he reminded me of a chat we had in January 2020 of my long term options. liver resection or liver transplant. after weighing up the pro's and cons of both I went for transplant, because my liver has severe cirrhosis. and would not be able to repair its self. he totally agreed it was the right choice. But due to me having a clot in a vein that supplies blood to the liver. I have been started on blood thinners. choice is try get rid of the clot this way, but in the past I have had oesophagus bleed. and have been told this could happen with these blood thinners. I came home on Tuesday, to an empty house to fend for myself. I'm in so much pain, I dare not go to my GP for they may send me back into hospital. I'm so stressed and barely manage to get around the house. it's really getting me down. So much so I just want to join my wife who died from aggressive cancer last July 2020., I constantly break down sobbing, and feel like I'm on a downward spiral to depression. who knows what the next day holds. it's pretty much ground hog day every day.
Poor you blobs you've been through so much recently I am so sorry for your loss and you seem to be in so much pain. You definitely should not be left alone in the house and need to talk to a medical expert today I am sure they will be able to sort things out for you and give you adequate pain relief too. Being in so much pain will inevitably get you down and make you feel like you can't manage things on your own. I think you should ring 111 and talk to a doctor over the weekend or if you feel it's an emergency you can call 999. I know you mentioned you don't want to go back to hospital and you may not need to, only they will know really what the best thing to do is but I think it's important though that you talk to a doctor today as you can't stay like this in so much pain. Explain the situation fully to the person you talk to on the phone and that you have been taking blood thinners.
I hope you feel better soon blobs and that they sort everything out for you so you are in less pain.
