Feeling liver mets?

Bubblebeard

Hi everyone, new to the group... Just joined a few minutes ago. I was originally diagnosed with Stage 3B breast cancer in 2015. I received AC chemo and Then taxol, followed by a bilateral mastectomy with lymph node removal on one side, followed by radiation to my left chest and axillary area. After all is said and done I thought I was clear. I'm sure you guys all know where this is going. A few months ago I started getting sick. A lot of bloating, a little nausea, and a little abdominal pain. Nothing that you would get too excited about. I did mention all of these symptoms to my oncologist and primary doctor but since I had a history of GI issues it was written off as IBS. Fast forward a month and I'm in the emergency room with extreme bloating, I looked like I was 7 months pregnant, cracking skin and extreme abdominal pain. And this developed quickly, within a day or two. They did a CT of my abdomen and the ER doctor broke the news that my cancer was back and had showed up in my liver.

I had a 24 centimeter Mass on my liver, and I didn't even know it was there! 😢

There was also a spot on my manubrium and he said that my hilar lymph nodes were inflamed. Following all the biopsies and whatnot the obvious was confirmed that my breast cancer was in my liver despite all the hormonal therapy that I had been on. I have done 4 rounds of eribulin, each time, on my week off, I was feeling fantastic. And I'm on my week off now, and I feel fantastic... Except I can feel my liver. It feels like there's something sitting under my ribs. I never really had the sensation before. I'm trying my best not to have a panic attack because I am home with my six-year-old alone but has anybody else had the sensation? It's very noticeable but it's not pain. I can just feel what I would consider my tumor. Any experience with this or anything else I'm open to. I honestly never thought this would happen. I know nobody does. I thought I'd beat it, I thought I was good. I wasn't

Lots of love, Jenna

Er (+), her (-)

Bubblebeard

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SandiBeach57

https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/8/topics/... Hi.

For those of us who were diagnosed with liver mets, the above topic is a good place to ask your questions.

As for me, I had no pain with widespread liver mets. But there are those on BCO that did have pain. I think it depends on the location.

Bubblebeard

thank you so much for your reply! I will definitely check that thread out. I don't actually have any pain, that's I think something I would almost expect. This just is like I'm feeling a softball sitting inside of me. I didn't feel that before so I didn't know if that meant the tumor was growing (which is always in my head) or if this was just something that was normal