Right side pain --mets?

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AJQ
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Right side pain --mets?

Postby AJQ » Sat Oct 07, 2017 11:14 pm

Hi all,

I have a question about possible liver mets. See my signature below for details
Last couple of weeks I have been experience some pain on the right side and it radiates to the back- also on the right side ( I did have right Hemi colectomy). Tylenol does help but then it comes back.
Sometime it is dull and sometimes it is shooting pain for few secs.
Doc will order a CT next week to check.

Any ideas? Did anyone experience such pain? post surgical or mets?

Thank you
AJ
53 yr, stage 4 adenocarcinoma of appendix(PD) and Cecum
5/16/17: LAP Appendix Removal
5/22/17: Diagnosed. T4 poorly differentiated with LVI
6/21/17: LAP RHC: 1/21 positive Lymph. T4N1M0
7/27/17: started Xelox (Capox) cycles
10/17: CT scan. Multiple Peri and Pelvis mets. Stage 4
11/17: CRS/HIPEC. All nodules removed- low PCI
1/18: CT. 2 lung nodules. next CT on 4/24
7/18: multiple Liver nodules. 3 additional lung nods. Started targeted therapy
1/19: CT scan and Liver resection planned for 2/1/19

stu
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Re: Right side pain --mets?

Postby stu » Sun Oct 08, 2017 6:24 am

Hi . My mum has had over ten mets in her liver . The largest was the size of a small orange . Never experienced any pain at all . It came as quite a surprise . She has had some pain from adhesions though .
Hope this helps .
Stu
supporter to my mum who lives a great life despite a difficult diagnosis
stage4 2009 significant spread to liver
2010 colon /liver resection
chemo following recurrence
73% of liver removed
enjoying life treatment free
2016 lung resection
Oct 2017 nice clear scan . Two lung nodules disappeared
Oct 2018. Another clear scan .

Beckster
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Re: Right side pain --mets?

Postby Beckster » Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:04 am

AJQ wrote:Hi all,

I have a question about possible liver mets. See my signature below for details
Last couple of weeks I have been experience some pain on the right side and it radiates to the back- also on the right side ( I did have right Hemi colectomy). Tylenol does help but then it comes back.
Sometime it is dull and sometimes it is shooting pain for few secs.
Doc will order a CT next week to check.

Any ideas? Did anyone experience such pain? post surgical or mets?

Thank you
AJ



Hi AJ

I also had a right hemi colectomy and sometimes I experience right sided pain. It takes a good year for your body to heal from surgery and you are currently on Xeloda, which causes intestinal distress. I experienced all of this. I would not worry...I know that is hard to do because every twinge makes us think of recurrence. If you look at my signature, you will see many similarities. I finished Xeloda in June and still get little twinges now and than. As my oncologist said... Even though we are missing the right side of our colon, the intestines move around. I doubt very much it is met....you are still not completely healed.
57/F
DX:(CC) 10/19/16
11/4/16- Lap right hemi(cecum)
CEA- Pre Op (1.9), Pre Chemo (2.5)
Type: Adenocarcinoma
Tumor size:3.5 cm x 2.5 x 0.7 cm
Grade: G3
TNM: T3N0M0/IIA
LN: 0/24
LVI present
Surgical margins: clear
MSS
12/27/2016 - Capeox, anaphylactic
1/2/17 to 6/9/17- Xeloda
6/17,12/17,6/18,12/18,6/19,12/19,12/20,12/21 CT Scan NED :D
CEA- 6/17- 3.6, 9/17- 2.8 12/17-2.8, 3/18-3.1, 6/18-3.0, 9/18 2.8, 12/18 2.5 3/19 3.1 6/19 3.1 9/19 2.6 12/19 2.8 6/20 3.0 12/20 2.7 6/21 2.9,[color=#000000]12/21 2.7[/color]
Clear Colonoscopy 10/17, 11/19,11/21 :D

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Re: Right side pain --mets?

Postby Brearmstrong » Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:22 am

:( AJ, I also have lots of right side pain and pain here and there throughout my abdomen. No connection to types of food or anything that I can figure out. It too has me scared of spread given my T4 tumor. I have my next CT scan on the 16th. My oncologist also thinks it is from my surgery but that was in March 2017 and the pains started about 6 weeks ago. Folfox has ended so not sure what is going on. Keep us posted on your scan results and hoping it's just nothing for the both of us!
50 F diag 1/17
Muc Adeno 4cm
mod diff G2 T4aN2
nodes 8/50
CEA 4.6 after surgery <.05
KRAS G12D MSS
FOLFOX Apr-sep 17
Nov 17 PET p aortic nodes Stage IV
Folfori w/avastin
May 18 surgery on nodes xeloda 2yr
Aug 18-May 20 NED
July 20 hysterectomy
July 21 vats right lung
Clinical trial- failed liver Mets biopsy shows now poorly differentiated carcinoma.
HAI pump at MSK may 2022
Nov met to pancreas- causing pain
Radiation ablation to pancreas Dec 22
New lung Mets watch and wait

veckon
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Re: Right side pain --mets?

Postby veckon » Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:53 am

My liver mets have not to my knowledge ever caused pain. However, my peritoneal mets did present with pain in the abdomen.
27 yo male
Metastatic rectal cancer diagnosed 12/16
Liver metastases and peritoneal carcinomatosis
Lynch syndrome, MSI-H
Failed liver resection 3/17
FOLFOX6 12/16 - 05/17
Keytruda 5/17 - present
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plastikos
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Re: Right side pain --mets?

Postby plastikos » Mon Oct 09, 2017 3:17 am

No way to know for sure. Some mets cause pain (if they stretch the liver capsule) and some don’t. No harm in seeing a doctor or getting at least an ultrasound.
St. IV Colon CA @ 37, male, Kras wild, MSI-high (2014)
11/2014 Right Hemicolectomy + Liver Resection
12/2014 - 6/2015 FOLFOX + Cetuximab
10/2015 - Recurrence liver
Liver resection 10/2015
FOLFIRI 11/2015 - 5/2016
Recurrence liver, nodes 11/2016
Pembrolizumab started 12/2016 -> pseudoprogression(?) -> biliary obstruction -> biliary stenting
Chemo 4x: most mets inactive and smaller on PET-CT
March 2017 - Back on Pembrolizumab again
Sept 2017 - SIRT - > NED
2019 NED

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Re: Right side pain --mets?

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:55 am

I hope both of you get answers from your CT scans!*hugs*
Diagnosed 10/28/14, age 36
Colon Resection 11/20/14, LAR (no illeo)
Stage 2a colon cancer, T3NOMO
Lymph-vascular invasion undetermined
0/22 lymph nodes
No chemo, no radiation
Clear Colonoscopy 04/29/15
NED 10/20/15
Ischemic Colitis 01/21/16
NED 11/10/16
CT Scan moved up due to high CEA 08/21/17
NED 09/25/17
NED 12/21/18
Clear colonoscopy 09/23/19
Clear 5 year scans 11/21/19- Considered cured! :)

AJQ
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Re: Right side pain --mets?

Postby AJQ » Tue Oct 10, 2017 3:20 pm

Thank you all for your answers and support. My doctor ordered CT scan yesterday and today I got the call to see my oncologist this Thursday to discuss scan results. They would not release the results to me :(. I asked them 3 times...

This must be bad news and I am very scared and nervous. Thursday seems so far away and why I cant get an idea today. Anyone with such experiences?

Pain is still there on the right side. Wondering if this is Liver, Lymph, Peritoneal or bone...

AJ
53 yr, stage 4 adenocarcinoma of appendix(PD) and Cecum
5/16/17: LAP Appendix Removal
5/22/17: Diagnosed. T4 poorly differentiated with LVI
6/21/17: LAP RHC: 1/21 positive Lymph. T4N1M0
7/27/17: started Xelox (Capox) cycles
10/17: CT scan. Multiple Peri and Pelvis mets. Stage 4
11/17: CRS/HIPEC. All nodules removed- low PCI
1/18: CT. 2 lung nodules. next CT on 4/24
7/18: multiple Liver nodules. 3 additional lung nods. Started targeted therapy
1/19: CT scan and Liver resection planned for 2/1/19

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Re: Right side pain --mets?

Postby lpas » Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:54 pm

AJQ wrote:Thank you all for your answers and support. My doctor ordered CT scan yesterday and today I got the call to see my oncologist this Thursday to discuss scan results. They would not release the results to me :(. I asked them 3 times...

This must be bad news and I am very scared and nervous. Thursday seems so far away and why I cant get an idea today. Anyone with such experiences?

Pain is still there on the right side. Wondering if this is Liver, Lymph, Peritoneal or bone...

AJ


I'm so sorry you're having to go through this stress, but I do think it's much too soon to assume the worst. It would be very unusual to develop a met while in the midst of your initial chemo. I worried about this too when I was going through XELOX and my doctor said he had only seen it happen once or twice in his entire career. As you indicated in your initial post this could very easily be a post-surgical issue. I don't think it's fair to assume that the office's refusal to provide advance info necessarily means mets.

Will be keeping fingers and toes crossed that everything turns out OK. Good luck and please let us know!
11/14 Dx sigmoid CC @ 45yo
12/14 Colectomy + hysterectomy
Stage IIIB, T3N1bM0, 2/20 nodes, MSS, G2, KRAS(A146T), TP53, SMAD4, ERBB2, CEA 1.0
2/15-7/15 XELOX & celecoxib
2/19 clean scope
11/19 clean CT
Ongoing cimetidine & other targeted supplements
Mom to a 6 & 8yo

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Re: Right side pain --mets?

Postby orlar » Wed Oct 11, 2017 3:08 pm

Sorry you have this added stress, but hang in there. I am 4 months out from my right hemicolectomy and at various times have also experienced dull and sharp pains on the right side. They would come and go and I never can connect to a specific cause (food, day in chemo cycle etc.) ONC and surgeon both said it could be a year before things get settled down. As hard as it is, try and de-stress as much as you can. Wishing you good news tomorrow!
56yo male DX 5/17, Right Hemi colectomy 6/17
Stage 3c 12 of 21 LN
7/17-12/17 Folfox(no Oxi round 9-12)
12/17 liver/lung mets-Stage 4 MSS KRAS G13D
2/18 liver doubled to 8.5cm+new met, lung mets to 1.4cm, multi peri/omen
2/18-7/18 Folfiri+Avastin(no 5FU after C2)
4/18 mets shrinking
7/18 liver/lung mets growing, Folfiri stopped
10/18 In Clinical Trial
CEA 5/17-16.2, 12/17-16.1, 02/18-43.0, 3/18-16.9, 4/18-9.0, 5/18-5.5, 6/18-6.9, 7/18-7.8, 9/18-56

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Re: Right side pain --mets?

Postby Beckster » Thu Oct 12, 2017 2:37 pm

AJQ wrote:Thank you all for your answers and support. My doctor ordered CT scan yesterday and today I got the call to see my oncologist this Thursday to discuss scan results. They would not release the results to me :(. I asked them 3 times...

This must be bad news and I am very scared and nervous. Thursday seems so far away and why I cant get an idea today. Anyone with such experiences?

Pain is still there on the right side. Wondering if this is Liver, Lymph, Peritoneal or bone...

AJ


How did your appt go with the oncologist?
57/F
DX:(CC) 10/19/16
11/4/16- Lap right hemi(cecum)
CEA- Pre Op (1.9), Pre Chemo (2.5)
Type: Adenocarcinoma
Tumor size:3.5 cm x 2.5 x 0.7 cm
Grade: G3
TNM: T3N0M0/IIA
LN: 0/24
LVI present
Surgical margins: clear
MSS
12/27/2016 - Capeox, anaphylactic
1/2/17 to 6/9/17- Xeloda
6/17,12/17,6/18,12/18,6/19,12/19,12/20,12/21 CT Scan NED :D
CEA- 6/17- 3.6, 9/17- 2.8 12/17-2.8, 3/18-3.1, 6/18-3.0, 9/18 2.8, 12/18 2.5 3/19 3.1 6/19 3.1 9/19 2.6 12/19 2.8 6/20 3.0 12/20 2.7 6/21 2.9,[color=#000000]12/21 2.7[/color]
Clear Colonoscopy 10/17, 11/19,11/21 :D

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Re: Right side pain --mets?

Postby Ron50 » Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:19 pm

I have had right side pain for years after my cancer op. Most of it disappeared when they removed my gallbladder. It seems to go hand in hand with colorectal cancer and the chemo used. I had a hard time convincing doctors regarding the pain until one of the many small cholesterol stones blocked off my pancreatic duct resulting in acute pancreatitis. I found out what pain was at that point. Ron.
dx 1/98
st 3 c 6 nodes
48 sessions 5Fu/levamisole
no recurrence cea <.5
numerous l/t side effects of chemo

AJQ
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Re: Right side pain --mets?

Postby AJQ » Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:57 pm

Beckster wrote:
AJQ wrote:Thank you all for your answers and support. My doctor ordered CT scan yesterday and today I got the call to see my oncologist this Thursday to discuss scan results. They would not release the results to me :(. I asked them 3 times...

This must be bad news and I am very scared and nervous. Thursday seems so far away and why I cant get an idea today. Anyone with such experiences?

Pain is still there on the right side. Wondering if this is Liver, Lymph, Peritoneal or bone...

AJ


How did your appt go with the oncologist?



I started another thread. Not good :(. Peri mets and was told I have less than a year. Onc wants me on Folfori and Avastin- I am going to see Appendix cancer experts next week and possibly exploratory Laparoscopy.

not a good day - need hope

AJ
53 yr, stage 4 adenocarcinoma of appendix(PD) and Cecum
5/16/17: LAP Appendix Removal
5/22/17: Diagnosed. T4 poorly differentiated with LVI
6/21/17: LAP RHC: 1/21 positive Lymph. T4N1M0
7/27/17: started Xelox (Capox) cycles
10/17: CT scan. Multiple Peri and Pelvis mets. Stage 4
11/17: CRS/HIPEC. All nodules removed- low PCI
1/18: CT. 2 lung nodules. next CT on 4/24
7/18: multiple Liver nodules. 3 additional lung nods. Started targeted therapy
1/19: CT scan and Liver resection planned for 2/1/19

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Re: Right side pain --mets?

Postby kandj » Mon Oct 16, 2017 9:18 am

I am so sorry for the bad news. I hope a HIPEC is something they can do for you.

I wanted to answer the original question in case this comes up for someone in a search.

DH presented with side pain as his only symptom. For him it lead to a diagnosis of colon cancer with 10+mets to his liver (that was what was causing the pain). He also had right sided pain and referred shoulder pain following his liver resection. He brushed it off as pain from nerves that were cut and from his arm being held up during surgery. Turned out he had a liver abscess. They are 100% fatal if they burst. :shock: :shock: He went in to the ER about 12 days post surgery because he spiked a fever and that us how they found that. Luckily they caught it before it ruptured. While pain can be nothing, it is always best to get it checked.

Again, AJQ, I am so sorry about your recurrence. I will pray HIPEC is an option for you and the docs are wrong about their estimate in your time left.
wife to DH, dx 8/15 stage IV @36, 12+ liver Mets
HAI placed 12/15
Liver resect 5/19/2016 15-20 mets (surgeon lost count)
Liver Recurrence 7/2017-radiation
Lung met 10/18 VATS
lung/adrenal gland recurrence 11/19
Adrenal ablation 2/20 VATS 3/20
Radiation: 9/20 adrenal gland, 2/21 pancreatic node
9/2021 liver, 4/22 esophageal node
7/2023 proton therapy: liver
140+ rounds of chemo and counting
Chest nodes, lung nodules, and esophageal nodes currently.


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