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High risk surgery. Is it worth it?

Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) | Last Active: Mar 29 11:38pm | Replies (40)

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One more thing, lanreotide/octreotide injections can really help with carcinoid syndrome -- the flushing, diarrhea, etc. Are you taking either of those? Has anyone suggested it? Your symptoms can be so miserable and make a daily social life or even going to work so challenging. I take octreotide for my lung NETs and it has helped my respiratory symptoms so much. Seems like people with pancreatic NETs or other abdominal NETs seem to take lanreotide in most of the comments I've read. Those meds help slow tumor growth as well. I really hope you find some solutions soon.

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My oncologist has prescribed lanreotide but I haven’t started as my surgeon suggested I wait for surgeon to determine if he can remove tumour.
I have elevated seratonin but not chromogranin so they dont think I have the syndrome.
I know what the symptoms are and have most, but don’t suffer from hot flushes.
My blood pressure went high last year after a hand operation that I believe triggered the syndrome.
I’ve been away this week diving the last 4 days and the fasting has all but eliminated my diarrhoea.
I feel rather well at the moment.