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@caroline24
Glad your biopsy came back negative. I'm also happy to hear that your liver cysts have not been troublesome to date. I'm having an MRCP MRI on 12/6 for a 7 mm pancreatic cyst. I'm hoping that will be sufficient and they won't even suggest the EUS afterwards. I'm also hoping they can get a better look at the several small liver cysts while there. I don't like reading CT reports that say probably just cysts, but too small to characterize. That's a little vague for me.

I had one liver cyst for many, many years, maybe since birth, who knows, so I wasn't worried about that one. But in the last two years several more liver cysts have popped up which seems concerning to me especially since I already have both advanced breast cancer and neuroendocrine lung cancer. Neuroendocrine cancers can present as cysts. I also have the BRCA2 mutation so have a higher risk for pancreatic cancer. It will be good to have the MRCP for peace of mind. Hoping we can just monitor that, but should things go south, I'll remember to re-visit all the good info in these discussions. Thanks to all who have contributed info here including @stageivsurvivor and @markymarkfl who have provided a lot of valuable info. It's always great to hear survivor stories.

Since I also have trouble with a rare pre-existing neuropathy that's a key concern for me. I was already told by my breast oncologist that chemo for breast cancer would leave me in permanent pain. He did later say he didn't believe it would be effective for me anyway, but if another type of cancer pops up, knowledge is power. Blessings to all.

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@californiazebra
Wishing you all the best on your 12/6 MRCP MRI.

Hello @californiazebra

As I recall you were going to have procedure on 12/6 to take a closer look at a pancreatic cyst. Did your medical team gather any information from that test?