I am glad to have found this. Basically, my question is, how long can it take for a tumor to grow/progress from cells? How long in between can you go and be concerned for followups? Now, the long end:
I have been having bouts of diverticulits for about a year. In there, I kept saying, I have this other pain that NEVER goes away. It is always there, not extremely painful unless alot of movement in a day, but there, nonethless. My GI guy said probably a cyst. (I know cysts and though, possible, not likely) so, to prove him wrong (hopefully, not), I had a TA ultrasound. I was diagnosed with a blood clot in my ovary. (I am 45, my father died at 42 of pulmonary embolism, so hence concern). I was treated with shots, had two more bouts of diverticulitis, knida given the all clear and have been feeling somewhat better. Though the time around my periods was getting worse. Fast forward a bit to the year point of blood clot diagnosis. I go to the dr for a sinus infection but had been meaning to come in for a nagging, nausea, burining pain in my abdomen, (thinking it is PMS ALL the time) and some weakness. We did a Lyme test (-) and also CBC. The CBC showed elevated lipase/amalasye and back to the GI I go. (mind you, no pain, just the nagging stuff) GI thought I had too many CTs so he recommended endoscopy. Had that in Feb. (-). Here I am again, with a possible diagnosis of diverticulits. The pain is different, constant. I have not been abe to eat much in the past few weeks but have been enough and not losing weight. Last month I was told I had an UTI and then told (after sent out), I did not. My insurance just approved a CT scan and I will be making that ppointment today (I hope). I have a history (aunt on dads side, grandmother on dads side, suspected) Can a tumor not rear its ugly head and be missed since the last TA ultrasound in April 13? Can this happen? Can a very small one be missed? Are these too many symptoms to ignore?? My own research tells me that a blood clot can be a prelude to a cancer. This is very much the concern or I probably would not be thinking in this drection. Damn blood clot! Thanks in advance for any information. I am just a bit weary of trying to make someone see something if there is nothing to see. CRAZZZYYYY feeling at the least!!!