When the Dr. feels your liver question

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skigrl
skigrl Member Posts: 53
edited June 2014 in Just Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastasis

 Does anyone know what the dr. is feeling for when they feel your liver during checkups?

Are there any telltale signs that may call for more testing when they are feeling the liver?

Thanks for all responses.

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  • Jellydonut
    Jellydonut Member Posts: 1,043
    edited April 2010

    To determine if it is enlarged, and if the doctor deems it so, yes, there will be a recommendation for more testing, such as, a CT or PET scan and liver function blood tests.

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  • KerryMac
    KerryMac Member Posts: 3,529
    edited April 2010

    I;'ve wondered that myself. I thought maybe it would be tender too if something was amiss??

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  • Claire_in_Seattle
    Claire_in_Seattle Member Posts: 4,570
    edited April 2010

    I asked my oncologist that question.  He said it was terribly "unscientific" but that he was checking if I flinched at all.  He checked my spleen too as that can be affected by Taxol.

    If I had flinched, he would have ordered further testing.  Some of my liver enzymes were elevated by Taxol, so a quick check.

    Of course, I told him that if I could support Main Squeeze's full weight, it was highly unlikely that I had any tenderness there.  So a really easy way to test for this yourself!

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  • Leah_S
    Leah_S Member Posts: 8,458
    edited April 2010

    Well, I guess I better keep letting the onc poke my liver. My dh weighs about 125 pounds.....

    Leah

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