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Biopsy

Luckygirl2
Luckygirl2 CSN Member Posts: 308
edited January 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1

Well, my scan on the 21st showed additional growth in my already enlarged lymph nodes and an additional "multiple new enlarged lymph nodes...So .. now it is time for a biopsy.  It also talked about " increasing stranding and haziness slong the mesentery and retroperitoneum where increase in adenopathy is present"...   Impression :  significant worsening of adenopathy involving the upper abdomen, mesentery and retroperitoneum

Don't suppose anyone can tell me what stranding, haziness and all this means.  Oh and my gallbladder is needing to come out!  To say I'm anxious is an understatement...I'm down right scared!

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  • Chelsea71
    Chelsea71 CSN Member Posts: 1,169 Member
    #2
    Bump

    Bump

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  • BigMike
    BigMike CSN Member Posts: 17
    #3
    Chelsea71 said:

    Bump

    Bump

    wishing you well...

    I'm not sure what the haziness and worsening of adenopthy means (I would definatly ask my doctor) but I did have my gallbladder removed during my liver resection operation and I can't even tell it's gone.  I honestly didn't notice a change at all after they took it.  There was nothing wrong with it other than it was real close to a met on my liver and the surgeon thought it would be safer to take it. The only difference I noticed was my surgery scar.  Good luck with your situation, one thing I can say from experience is that the idea of having surgery can be scarier than actually going through with it. Looking back I was more scared of having to go get the surgeries.  Once I woke up from having them I was sore and had to recover for awhile but I was always relieved and glad I went through it.

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  • Coloncancerblows
    Coloncancerblows CSN Member Posts: 296 Member
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    I'm not sure what any of it

    I'm not sure what any of it means either but just wanted to let you know I'll be thinking of you and praying for you.

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  • Nana b
    Nana b CSN Member Posts: 3,030 Member
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    Coloncancerblows said:

    I'm not sure what any of it

    I'm not sure what any of it means either but just wanted to let you know I'll be thinking of you and praying for you.

    Found this, not sure if it's

    Found this, not sure if it's the same 

     

     

    http://www.ajronline.org/doi/full/10.2214/AJR.10.4375

     

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  • danker
    danker CSN Member Posts: 1,276 Member
    #6
    ride

    It may be a bumpy ride, but it is doable.  Take it a day at a time.  Even the Lord's prayer says:" give me my daily bread"

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