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I am getting a biopsy of my liver on Friday.

Posted by helise0802 @helise0802, Jan 21 8:53am

I'm worried they'll hit a hepatic vein while doing the liver biopsy on Friday. I'm worried that I'll bleed out as a single mom of 5. My ex recently sold our home to my neighbor and kicked out his own children!
Any advice?
Helise

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helise0802 | @helise0802 | 6 days ago

No cancer but the liver mass at 10cm could still implode and I can bleed out.

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helise0802 | @helise0802 | 6 days ago

The surgeon wants to implant seeds to embolize the mass veins so it doesn't get larger, but to resection the liver he doesn't believe it's operable.

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helise0802 | @helise0802 | 6 days ago

So the biopsy results were no cancer. However with a 10cm liver tumor I can bleed out if it implodes. The surgeon is implanting seeds to embolize the veins so it doesn't get bigger. However, he doesn't believe it's operable.

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | 6 days ago
In reply to @helise0802 "So the biopsy results were no cancer. However with a 10cm liver tumor I can bleed..." + (show)
@helise0802

So the biopsy results were no cancer. However with a 10cm liver tumor I can bleed out if it implodes. The surgeon is implanting seeds to embolize the veins so it doesn't get bigger. However, he doesn't believe it's operable.

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That’s certainly mixed news. Comforting that it’s not a cancerous tumor but, my goodness, the worry of it potentially causing a bleeding issue is concerning. Wishing you well with the treatment to keep this tumor from enlarging further. Do you have a target date for the implants?

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helise0802 | @helise0802 | 5 days ago
In reply to @loribmt "That’s certainly mixed news. Comforting that it’s not a cancerous tumor but, my goodness, the worry..." + (show)
@loribmt

That’s certainly mixed news. Comforting that it’s not a cancerous tumor but, my goodness, the worry of it potentially causing a bleeding issue is concerning. Wishing you well with the treatment to keep this tumor from enlarging further. Do you have a target date for the implants?

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Not yet awaiting insurance approval.

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