blood tumor markers

[Lisamarie69]

hi can liver cancer go undetected in blood test please my scans not good and ALT rising but tumor markers in blood normal .. i have urgent phone call wed with liver nurse thanku

[Dazakella2010]

Hello

What liver tumour do you have?

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[Lisamarie69 in reply to Dazakella2010]

I have not had results so no idea atm if its liver cancer or not but the tumor markers in blood were normal but I had read that dose not necessarily mean no tumors ?? Thanku

[Dazakella2010 in reply to Lisamarie69]

I have a liver tumour.... a focal nodula hyperplasia..... a rare benign liver tumour but all but liver markers were normal....

[Lisamarie69 in reply to Dazakella2010]

I'm so sorry I will be thinking of u xx my ALT was raised following week raised again following week ultra sound scan showed abnormal liver covered in lumps and bumps gp said its serious waiting for call on Wed for specialist liver nurse just wondered if anyone had same experience?? Thanku

[Dazakella2010 in reply to Lisamarie69]

I will be thinking of you..... please let me know how you get on....

how old are you? X

[Lisamarie69 in reply to Dazakella2010]

thanku xx

[Lisamarie69 in reply to Dazakella2010]

I'm 50 not drank for 15 years

[Dazakella2010 in reply to Lisamarie69]

Have you got someone supporting you? X

[Lisamarie69 in reply to Dazakella2010]

I have a family and a very good friend around me

[Dazakella2010 in reply to Lisamarie69]

Please let me know how you get on. Take care x

[Lisamarie69 in reply to Dazakella2010]

Thanku and u lovely xx

[Lisamarie69 in reply to Dazakella2010]

I should add right shoulder pain right pain by ribs dull ache tired ohso tired feeling sick itchy losing weight amongst other things with bad foot cramps

[Dazakella2010 in reply to Lisamarie69]

How long has this been going on? How old are you? X

[Lisamarie69 in reply to Dazakella2010]

50 years old since oct 2019 but only really went to gp because of bad brusing and bloods were done to check things out

[Danisleigh]

My son had a HCC and his markers were all normal. He ended up with a biopsy and even that didn’t 100% confirm but they were sure enough to list him for transplant and afterwards it was confirmed as a HCC.

[Lisamarie69 in reply to Danisleigh]

Aww thanku for your reply hope ur son is doing good now .. cani ask what is HCC sorry im new to all this thanku xx

[Danisleigh in reply to Lisamarie69]

It’s a hepatocellular carcinoma, a type of liver tumour common in people with liver disease. My son was born with a genetic condition that caused liver disease and the tumour was discovered when he 16. He had a transplant within 3 weeks and is now almost 19 and doing well x

[Lisamarie69 in reply to Danisleigh]

Oh my that was very quick for a transplant so pleased he is doing well at such a young age as well.. thanku for your reply... I think the not knowing what is going on is the worst thing for me atm xx

[Dazakella2010]

Hello.... I was thinking of you today... and was wondering how you got on with the liver nurse? X

[Lisamarie69 in reply to Dazakella2010]

Hi unfortunately I had no phone call so I still don't know whats going on xx

[Lisamarie69 in reply to Dazakella2010]

Hi had phone call 2day got to haveliver biopsy and fibro scan I think they said so awaiting appoint xx