We actually found my liver hemangioma when I thought I was having a heart attack. Turns out it was a gall bladder attack so when I was 17 weeks pregnant I had my gall bladder removed. I had my first CT scan on my liver in the Fall of 2010 after my pregnancy was done. At the time my hemangioma was already considered giant and was about 6cm if I remember right. I have had annual CT scans since 2010. My most recent one showed that it was now almost 12cm so grapefruit size. My doctor here referred me to Mayo since mine keeps growing as he said I need to look into liver resection and Mayo was the closest surgeon for liver hemangiomas. My doctor here isn't sure why mine keeps growing. Since we found it in 2010 I have not been on birth control or been pregnant again and they believe hormones from both of those cause it to grow. I guess I'm special as mine is still growing! I wouldn't say its so much painful but I guess I would describe it as a more pressure type pain on my upper right side where your liver is. I'm barely five feet tall so I think there is no room for a grapefruit size mass in me! I know my reason for visiting Mayo could be so much worse but from my internet searching it looks like liver resection is a pretty high level surgery since its a major organ and a long recovery. So I'm a bit nervous about having another surgery, especially a major one. So any input from someone who has been through this would be great.

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