Anyone have swelling with liver metastases?

Posted by willam @willam, Jun 22, 2023

hi,

does anyone have swelling in the ankles in face along with their liver metastases

thanks

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I have pNET grade stage4 with liver metastases. I have not noticed any swelling. I am also on monthly Lanreotide injections.
What treatment are you on? Maybe it is a side effect of that?

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@pavlina60 hope you are doing well.my sister diagnosis same PNET grade 3 .can you help what treatments are going?

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@pavlina60 hope you are doing well.my sister diagnosis same PNET grade 3 .can you help what treatments are going?

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@sonalisaha09 . I am having Somatuline/Lanreotide injections every 4 weeks. This is to slow down the tumor cells growth. I also take Creon (pancreatic enzymes) with every meal and snack, since most of my pancreas has been resected, and I also do not have spleen, gallbladder and part of my stomach. During distal pancreatectomy I had " debulking surgery" of the liver.
Doing well, love to travel, have some carcinoid symptoms (flushing and night sweats), but I am still around :).
God be with you and your sister, we are tough bunch Zebras.💜🦓

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@sonalisaha09 . I am having Somatuline/Lanreotide injections every 4 weeks. This is to slow down the tumor cells growth. I also take Creon (pancreatic enzymes) with every meal and snack, since most of my pancreas has been resected, and I also do not have spleen, gallbladder and part of my stomach. During distal pancreatectomy I had " debulking surgery" of the liver.
Doing well, love to travel, have some carcinoid symptoms (flushing and night sweats), but I am still around :).
God be with you and your sister, we are tough bunch Zebras.💜🦓

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@pavlina60 Thank you .wish u a healthy life.
My sister has completed her Etoposide and Cisplatin chemotherapy cycles, and she continues to take her monthly Octreotide injections.
Recently, she has been experiencing abdominal pain and frequent drops in potassium levels.

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@pavlina60 Thank you .wish u a healthy life.
My sister has completed her Etoposide and Cisplatin chemotherapy cycles, and she continues to take her monthly Octreotide injections.
Recently, she has been experiencing abdominal pain and frequent drops in potassium levels.

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@sonalisaha09 , wish her well! Potatoes and bananas are high in potassium?

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@pavlina60 Thank you .wish u a healthy life.
My sister has completed her Etoposide and Cisplatin chemotherapy cycles, and she continues to take her monthly Octreotide injections.
Recently, she has been experiencing abdominal pain and frequent drops in potassium levels.

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Hello @sonalisaha09 and welcome to Mayo Connect. I see that you have already met @pavlina60. You mentioned that your sister has completed chemotherapy. Are any other treatments being suggested by her medical team?

I hope that she finds some relief from the abdominal pain. Have any remedies been suggested for the pain and the drop in potassium levels?

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