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@blakebloom

They just did a biopsy of the pancreas. Thank you for your prayers. This is hard. December 1st can’t come soon enough

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@blakebloom
The waiting game is soooo stressful! I hope the holiday weekend will be a good distraction. 🥰

@blakebloom When you say mass on your pancreas and liver, if you mean cysts, I have had several cysts on my liver since 2004 and last month found out I had a cyst on my pancreas. I've never had any problems with the liver cysts, but I get an ultrasound every 4 or 5 years now just to check them out. They've never gotten any bigger and actually have gotten smaller at times.

The cyst on my pancreas was found on an ultrasound while checking on the liver cysts. An MRCP MRI was then done, and the gastroenterologist then sent me to have an endoscopic ultrasound, which was done October 17. A biopsy was done at that time on the cyst which thankfully came back negative for malignancy. I have to go back in 6 months and have snother MRCP MRI to check the status of the cyst. I'm hoping for continued good luck.

I know it's hard waiting for the results. I knew my results were in because the hospital notified me, but after a week I couldn't wait any longer for the doctor to call me. So, I went to the hospital where I had it done and got the report myself. His office finally called a couple of days later, 10 days after the results were available. So, you might think of checking with the facility where you had the biopsy to see if the report is ready. Doctors don't get in any hurry.

Hopefully, your biopsy also comes back negative for malignancy. All the best to you.