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Permanent SIBO due to removal of ileocecal valve
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Well, your timing is good, but the news is not. During their initial tests, a mass was found on the outside of his stomach. This is not causing his ongoing diarrhea, but it is likely the cause of recent appetite loss. So, this obviously has to be tackled first, and we just had our first appt with the surgeon today. The topic of ICV surgery is on hold for now.
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@dboesten - well, I am glad to hear you are getting some answers, though it does not sound as though they are pleasant. I'm glad there is something concrete that can account for your husband's appetite loss, but a mass is definitely not fun.
In my very first colonoscopy two years ago, they found a cancerous mass (neuroendocrine tumor) that had been removed during the procedure, thinking it was a polyp like a couple of others they found and removed. But the lab told something different. The good news with this story is that after a few months of testing, they finally determined that all the cancer was removed from my body with that initial tumor, leaving no remnant at all.
How did the appointment go with the surgeon? Will he be having surgery? Would they biopsy this mass at the time of the surgery to learn more about it?