I'm not sure where I left things! :) I don't think I even mentioned that they took a CT scan when I called back the next day and told them that pain pills were not doing anything!

So, ya, they took a CT scan to make sure it wasn't anything really dangerous - like bleeding. Nope, so THEN they took me up to the chemo center and IV'd me for 3 hrs or so with steroids to reduce the inflamation of my liver. They figured that the pain was caused by my liver getting too big and pushing on things that didn't like it! :)

The liver was inflamed from the biopsies. They poked me 3 or 4 different times all over. So..... that worked! I went home feeling SO much better and have been taking some more steroids via pills. I'm almost done with that now and there seems to be no after effects. so WHEW!! dodged a bullet.

The weird thing was sitting in the "chemo chair"! I got some very strange feelings and ended up crying and feeling very out of control. Told JB about it tonight and she said that it sounded like "post-traumatic stress". In a way, I guess because it brought up all sorts of powerlessness feelings and fear and all of that stuff. Feelings I'm sure I experienced when I was actually getting chemo, but were so bound up in the whole experience that I didn't realize how traumatic that whole thing is.
Very strange....

Ok, I admit it...Took the Steroids!

Another whole day at the doc's. Good news! had a CT scan that showed no major trouble. Got a 3 hr IV of steroids that shrunk liver back to size and stopped the really bad, can't breathe pain stuff. All looks good as of this eve. WHEW!!! Do NOT want to do that again! Thanks for everyone's prayers & good wishes :)

After effects of 2nd Liver Biopsy

I've been Up all night, sigh! I went to doc early today to see why I'm hurting so long after the biopsy. Who knows? Will be calling them back when it's late enough. New pain meds they gave me didn't do much. Fun and games!

While at clinic today, got first results from biopsy... no real news. Confirm that it IS an adenocarcinoma, but no new clues as to what kind. They've sent it off for molecular analysis and markers, but will take 2 more weeks. Have an appt then to find out. Told them no way to mess with my vacation, she said ok, can she come with? :) If they can identify some markers, will also indicate what kind of chemo works best.

One interesting thing. They first poked me mid-body near diaphram where CT scan showed a big tumor. Turns out they had to try somewhere else because the tumor there was necrotised (sp?) was already dead! Good news because that means some HAVE died over this entire 1.5 yr process!