Liver and gall bladder

[Kaitlinsmum]

Hello ladies, I am currently experiencing a lot of pain on the right side of my torso, front and back. I have tumours ontop and inside of my liver but they are shrinking with weekly chemotherapy. Docs think pain could be pressure on a nerve or gall stones. Apparently gall stones can be caused by chemotherapy drugs, oncologist said its quite common.

Has anyone had experience of this type of pain, any tips?

Thanks x

[OvacomeSupport Partner My Ovacome Team]

Dear Kaitlinsmum,

Thank you for posting about your experience here. I'm sorry to hear that you are experiencing severe pain at the moment and it's good to hear that you have already mentioned this to your oncologist.

We would advise that if the pain suddenly worsens, or becomes unbearable, to contact either your chemotherapy hotline number, NHS 111 or attend A&E to seek further medical advice.

If you have any further questions or anything that you would like to talk through, please do get in touch. You can give us a call on 0800 708 0054 or via email at [e-mail].

Best wishes,

Alice - Ovacome Support

[Riverflo]

Hi,Sorry to hear that. I know pain is scary and brings you down. I had bad back pain a while ago which turned out to be an abscess on the liver but I imagine you've had a recent scan so probably not that.

Hopefully as the chemo continues to work it's magic, the pain issue will resolve.

Best wishes,

Martine xx

[StyleK]

Hi Kaitlin's Mum, sorry to hear you having bad pain. l had bad pain, turned out to be gallstones (didn't know link with chemo). But it was high up around the bust area of chest & back, pain so sharp takes your breath away. l had tube down throat to area to see them, but waited so long for the test they had gone! Advised to keep off fatty foods. Hope that helps, & good luck getting a real diagnosis. Sending best wishes.