diane1963

After going to my primary care physician on 4/17/09 with complaints of pain in my upper right abdomen along with back pain, she ran some blood tests and ordered a sonogram of my liver. The sonogram showed many masses in my liver. She ordered a CT scan and referred me to an oncologist the next day. After his exam he moved up the CT scan that day an ordered a possible liver biopsy along with it. The biopsy confirmed that I did have liver cancer. After a visit to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX I was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma. I have a large mass in my right lobe along with serveral smaller masses. The left side of my liver appears unaffected at this time. I am currently having 4 rounds of chemo in my home town and will be going back to MD Anderson in a month for CT scans and blood work to see if the chemo has shrunk the tumors. If it has shrunk them enough, they have said they may be able to do surgery and remove my right lobe and leave me with the left lobe. That is my hope and prayer. I am married with 3 children and lots to yet to do. I have put this situation in the LORDS hands and am waiting to see what his plan is for me. As I wait out these 4 weeks, I’m trying to keep busy and am glad to have found this site. Everyone on the site seems to be so supportive. Can’t wait to continue these “conversations”.