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Hi Charley,
Hopefully the diuretic will start to work very soon and that this will help with the fluid build up. Ascites seem to be quite common here and if you use the search function at the top of the page and type in ascites then you will find quite a lot of previous discussions surrounding them.
Here is a link that you may find quite useful regarding ascites.
As to your question about whether this is a sign that your cancer is growing, no one here can answer that for you. Have you got another app with your onc lined up for after you get your scan? And I know what you mean about thinking of questions to ask once you get home, I did that a lot after I had taken my dad to apps! What I found helped me though was to write down questions in advance to ask, and also try and write down things that were said in the meetings with doctors so that I could come home and look them up here.
Best wishes,
Gavin
Hi Charley:
My husband Tom just had a bout with Ascites (build up of fluid in the abdomen). They drained it off with a procedure called Parentesis (not sure of the exact spelling). However, they make a very small incision (more like a puncture) in the loser abdomen, then insert a small tube connected to a large bottle that has a slight vacumn, and the fluid drains into the bottle. The entire procedure took less than 15 min. They use ultrasound to determine first off if there is fluid there and if so, they drain it off. Thankfully so far Tom has only had Ascites once in over two years.
I’m not certain if it’s a sign that the cancer is growing, but as my daughter (RN) explained to me, the person with Ascites generally has an inbalance of protein in the body and then the body tries to compensate and allows the arteries and veins to ‘leak’ fluid from the blood vessels. You may need to increase the protein in your diet. Eat cheese, meats, etc. Anything with protein to increase your level of protein. Tom tries to drink Boost Plus or ensure each day to help with his protein levels.
As a side note, Tom has new tumors and a met to the pelvic area which were found after his bout with Ascites. However, no data to suggest a correlation between the new tumors and the Ascites.
Go with God and KEEP KICKIN’ THAT cancer.
Margaret
Went to onc today for chemo and couldn’t get it because i had gained fluid weight. He put me on a diueretic and ordered a scan. He said it was probably ascites. Has anybody dealt with this? What do they do for it? He mentioned draining with a needle. Is this a sign that my cancer is growing?
I think of all these questions once I get home.
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