paulsgirl

First time posting. I found out I have this cancer quit by accident. I was diagnosed with diabetes in October of 2016. I began having pain in my back at the same time.
In February I went to my GI doctor, I have Gerd as well. I was having increases heartburn. He recommended a CT scan of my pancreas just to make sure nothing was missed. That test showed some growths in my liver. I then went for an ultrasound which confirmed a tumor.
Initially, they thought it could be a melanoma as I have a prior history of that.
It took awhile to get biopsy due to the location of the tumor. It’s lying under my diaphragm so every time I breath, my diaphragm covers it.
The first biopsy didn’t work due to the location. Doctor was afraid he may puncture my lung. I then found an oncologist with the help of my daughter. He sent me to an interventional radiology at University Hospital in Cleveland, OH. That doctor was able to get the biopsy. Soon after, the oncologist called me. He said it was not a melanoma at all but cholangealcarcinoma. He sent me to a surgeon who is the head of the liver transplant team at UH.
I will be having surgery tomorrow morning. Doctor recommended an ablation. Luckily, the tumor is small, 2.7cm. I was lucky to have found too have found this at an early stage. It in iterhepatic in a bile duct in the 8th quadrant of my liver. My doctor says this is the best treatment for me since the tumor is still small.
So, I start my journey with the cancer. I’m positive and hopeful. I feel I have a good surgeon and a good oncologist. Wish me luck!