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Liver Resection: Is surgery the only option?

Posted by tearose @tearose, May 26, 2020

Hi there-I've been referred for liver resection surgery. I've had all the workups; MRI, MRCI, bloodwork, liver biopsy...no conclusive results as to why there is a lesion. They plan to remove it and I'm wondering if this is the only treatment method. Read about liver resection and it's a big deal. I appreciate any insight you have on this. I'm a female, early 50s, gallbladder removed and recovering from severe sepsis about three years ago. I don't know that one ever truly recovers from sepsis.

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angiev18 | @angiev18 | Jun 1, 2020
In reply to @tearose "Hi all. Update from @tearose - I had my appointment with two awesome doctors this morning...." + (show)
@tearose

Hi all. Update from @tearose - I had my appointment with two awesome doctors this morning. They were patient and (in my opinion) very thorough. Long story short, they advised against the liver resection surgery because they believed that additional test analysis of the MRCI and biopsy could be conducted to come up with a diagnoses. They did not rule out the surgery, but the thought was, given the size of the lesion and it being only one, the safer thing would be to do some more analysis before going to surgery. I have a follow-up in two weeks (could be less if they get the additional information from the pathologist) to discuss treatment plan forward.

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So glad you felt doctors were great. Good luck to you.

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Jun 1, 2020
In reply to @tearose "Hi all. Update from @tearose - I had my appointment with two awesome doctors this morning...." + (show)
@tearose

Hi all. Update from @tearose - I had my appointment with two awesome doctors this morning. They were patient and (in my opinion) very thorough. Long story short, they advised against the liver resection surgery because they believed that additional test analysis of the MRCI and biopsy could be conducted to come up with a diagnoses. They did not rule out the surgery, but the thought was, given the size of the lesion and it being only one, the safer thing would be to do some more analysis before going to surgery. I have a follow-up in two weeks (could be less if they get the additional information from the pathologist) to discuss treatment plan forward.

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So glad to hear this, @tearose! The idea of a more conservative approach prior to a more invasive procedure is really good in my opinion.

I look forward to hearing from you again.

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tearose | @tearose | Jun 1, 2020

Thanks to you all. I will certainly keep you updated. This group has been a Godsend these past few days. By interacting with you and reading these posts, I was able to think with more clarity and (a little) less emotion.

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angiev18 | @angiev18 | Jun 1, 2020
In reply to @hopeful33250 "So glad to hear this, @tearose! The idea of a more conservative approach prior to a..." + (show)
@hopeful33250

So glad to hear this, @tearose! The idea of a more conservative approach prior to a more invasive procedure is really good in my opinion.

I look forward to hearing from you again.

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Gathering more information before taking action seems the correct and best approach. Will follow you for updates as you go forward on your journey. The best to you.

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